Shana

Where Shana comes from

Anglicized variant of the Welsh name Siân (pet form Siana) - or a version of the French name Jeanne.
— Wiktionary's entry for Shana
  • Welsh
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1925
    Shana Alexander born
    American journalist
  2. 1937
    First appearance
    #4,255 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1984
    Peak, #174
    1,563 babies named Shana — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1985
    Shana Cox born
    American sprinter who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011
  5. 1989
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #327.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Welsh.
Namesakes
  • Shana Alexander · American journalist, 1925–2005
  • Shana Cox · American sprinter who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011, born 1985
  • Shana Williams · American athlete, born 1972
  • Shana Feste · American film director and screenwriter, born 1975
  • Shana Dale · NASA deputy administrator, born 1964

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.