Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1984

Shana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,213 Trend → Stable

Anglicized variant of the Welsh name Siân (pet form Siana) - or a version of the French name Jeanne.

Rank 2025
#5,213
among girls · ↓932 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Shana · -26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1984
1,569 babies
All-time total
29,748
#843 all-time among girls
First recorded
1937
in Social Security records

Shana popularity over time

29,748 babies have been named Shana since 1937, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 13 – 13 1 – #3,381
1940s 90 – 90 9 +592% #2,500
1950s 313 – 313 31 +248% #1,432
1960s 2,905 – 2,905 291 +828% #305
1970s 10,230 52 10,282 1,028 +254% #183
1980s 9,957 54 10,011 1,001 -3% #174
1990s 4,424 7 4,431 443 -56% #350
2000s 1,188 – 1,188 119 -73% #1,079
2010s 367 – 367 37 -69% #3,090
2020s (to 2025) 148 – 148 25 -33% #4,281

Where Shana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 25 0.02 outside top 500
2027 25 0.02 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 25 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Shana

Shana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,213 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1937, 29,748 American babies have been named Shana. Its peak came in 1984, when 1,569 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Shana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Shana?

The median living Shana is about 44 years old; half are between 37 and 50. An estimated 29 thousand people named Shana are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Shana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,213 – –
2024 34 #4,281 – –
2023 25 #5,233 – –
2022 23 #5,611 – –
2021 12 #8,904 – –
2020 29 #4,632 – –
2019 30 #4,641 – –
2018 31 #4,546 – –
2017 33 #4,365 – –
2016 20 #6,373 – –
2015 37 #4,059 – –
2014 32 #4,538 – –
2013 31 #4,631 – –
2012 55 #3,090 – –
2011 49 #3,345 – –
2010 49 #3,353 – –
2009 61 #2,884 – –
2008 95 #2,135 – –
2007 74 #2,536 – –
2006 111 #1,843 – –
2005 115 #1,729 – –
2004 114 #1,712 – –
2003 144 #1,388 – –
2002 137 #1,408 – –
2001 145 #1,330 – –
2000 192 #1,079 – –
1995 367 #610 – –
1990 762 #350 7 #7,057
1985 1,423 #189 11 #4,008
1980 913 #273 5 #7,127
1975 1,019 #239 9 #3,898
1970 992 #293 – –
1965 265 #587 – –
1960 76 #1,263 – –
1955 35 #1,797 – –
1950 13 #3,030 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 8 #3,470 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Shana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Shana?

The median living Shana is about 44 years old. Half of all living Shanas are between 37 and 50 years old.

How many people named Shana are alive today?

An estimated 29 thousand people named Shana are alive in the United States, based on 29,748 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Shana mean?

Anglicized variant of the Welsh name Siân (pet form Siana) - or a version of the French name Jeanne.

How popular is the name Shana in 2025?

Shana ranked #5,213 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Shana?

29,748 babies have been named Shana in the United States since 1937, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Shana most popular?

Shana peaked in 1984, when 1,569 newborns received the name.

Is Shana a boy or girl name?

Shana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Shana rising or falling?

Shana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Shana become more popular?

Shana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Shana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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