UK girl's name
Shenaz
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2001. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Shenaz is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Shenaz popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2001 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3998, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1998 to 2001. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Shenaz. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2002 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Shenaz ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales in 2001, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 3 girls were registered as Shenaz.
- • Shenaz ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #535 in 1979.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Shenaz as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3998
2001
Births in 2001
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
3 births
Estimated living
9
2026
Popularity
Shenaz over time
The chart below shows babies named Shenaz registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2001. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Shenaz, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2001, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shenaz by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Shenaz was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3998 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3848 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Shenaz is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Shenaz. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Shenaz ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #535 in 1979.
Across the UK
Shenaz in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#535 in 1979
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
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FAQ
Shenaz: questions and answers
How popular is the name Shenaz in the UK right now?
In 2001, Shenaz was ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Shenaz most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 3 babies registered as Shenaz in England and Wales.
How many people are called Shenaz in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Shenaz across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Shenaz most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Shenaz ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #535 in 1979. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.