The baby name Shani appears in baby name data for the United States from 1967 to 2015. It was most popular in 1971 with 150 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shani has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1969 | 145 |
| 1970 | 122 |
| 1971 | 150 |
| 1972 | 47 |
| 1973 | 39 |
| 1974 | 108 |
| 1975 | 121 |
| 1976 | 80 |
| 1977 | 132 |
| 1978 | 83 |
| 1979 | 117 |
| 1980 | 93 |
| 1981 | 40 |
| 1982 | 37 |
| 1983 | 40 |
| 1984 | 25 |
| 1985 | 22 |
| 1986 | 37 |
| 1987 | 49 |
| 1988 | 14 |
| 1989 | 42 |
| 1990 | 60 |
| 1991 | 107 |
| 1992 | 94 |
| 1993 | 50 |
| 1994 | 40 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1996 | 36 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 25 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2015 | 15 |