All over the world, Шэнь (Shen 
, Шэнь 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The given name Шэнь is characteristic of Singapore, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, India, and Indonesia. Much more frequently, Шэнь is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shen | Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, United States |
| Шэнь | Kazakhstan, Russia |
Шэнь is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yu Shen , the Jin Ping Mei character; Shen Gongbao , the Investiture of the Gods character; Shen Erjie , the Jin Ping Mei character; Shen Woo , the fictional character from The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters XIII and Shen , the playable character from the game League of Legends, among other works.