Shana
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #6,415
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 1,563 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 29,635since 1937
Shana over time
Rank among girls' names. Shana has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,207 | 34 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,126 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,465 | 23 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,548 | 29 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,458 | 31 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,304 | 33 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,989 | 37 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,455 | 32 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,543 | 31 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,040 | 55 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,303 | 49 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,852 | 61 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,122 | 95 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,509 | 74 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,833 | 111 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,719 | 115 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,698 | 114 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,386 | 144 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,404 | 137 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,322 | 145 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,075 | 192 | — | |
| 1999 | #975 | 212 | — | |
| 1998 | #837 | 254 | — | |
| 1997 | #762 | 277 | — | |
| 1996 | #652 | 342 | — | |
| 1995 | #607 | 367 | — | |
| 1994 | #579 | 395 | — | |
| 1993 | #486 | 521 | — | |
| 1992 | #423 | 596 | — | |
| 1991 | #369 | 698 | — | |
| 1990 | #349 | 762 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #327 | 769 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #267 | 945 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #251 | 1,018 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #236 | 1,094 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #189 | 1,423 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #174 | 1,563 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #323 | 718 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #342 | 695 | — | |
| 1981 | #295 | 819 | — | |
| 1980 | #273 | 913 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #218 | 1,198 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #192 | 1,345 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #183 | 1,501 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #189 | 1,322 | — | |
| 1975 | #239 | 1,019 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #328 | 675 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #326 | 682 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #317 | 764 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #345 | 732 | — | |
| 1970 | #293 | 992 | — | |
| 1969 | #305 | 877 | — | |
| 1968 | #460 | 439 | — | |
| 1967 | #489 | 379 | — | |
| 1966 | #482 | 372 | — | |
| 1965 | #586 | 265 | — | |
| 1964 | #784 | 174 | — | |
| 1963 | #915 | 132 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,090 | 99 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,144 | 92 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,253 | 76 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,585 | 47 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,417 | 56 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,754 | 38 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,453 | 21 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,774 | 35 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,518 | 44 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,017 | 26 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | — | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | — | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | — | |
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| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Shana! It came in at #4,255, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937–1938, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Shana is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#104 · 1 in 430
- Tennessee#122 · 1 in 581
- South Carolina#127 · 1 in 533
- Alabama#134 · 1 in 572
- Connecticut#140 · 1 in 709
Best ever in a state: #87 in Kansas, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #104 | 10 | 1 in 430 |
| Tennessee | #122 | 48 | 1 in 581 |
| South Carolina | #127 | 32 | 1 in 533 |
| Alabama | #134 | 38 | 1 in 572 |
| Connecticut | #140 | 20 | 1 in 709 |
| Oklahoma | #142 | 26 | 1 in 654 |
| Louisiana | #145 | 42 | 1 in 655 |
| Virginia | #149 | 40 | 1 in 696 |
| Florida | #151 | 62 | 1 in 710 |
| Wisconsin | #154 | 34 | 1 in 852 |
| Iowa | #159 | 22 | 1 in 845 |
| Colorado | #160 | 23 | 1 in 752 |
| Maryland | #161 | 23 | 1 in 794 |
| North Carolina | #165 | 41 | 1 in 789 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 6 | 1 in 708 |
| Massachusetts | #166 | 33 | 1 in 899 |
| Maine | #167 | 7 | 1 in 845 |
| Georgia | #169 | 41 | 1 in 787 |
| Indiana | #172 | 38 | 1 in 916 |
| Nevada | #173 | 5 | 1 in 663 |
| Kansas | #180 | 16 | 1 in 840 |
| Pennsylvania | #182 | 64 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Montana | #184 | 6 | 1 in 732 |
| West Virginia | #187 | 13 | 1 in 907 |
| Kentucky | #188 | 25 | 1 in 956 |
| Arkansas | #191 | 14 | 1 in 899 |
| Illinois | #197 | 64 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Nebraska | #197 | 10 | 1 in 982 |
| Mississippi | #204 | 17 | 1 in 902 |
| Washington | #204 | 22 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Missouri | #205 | 26 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Michigan | #212 | 46 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Ohio | #224 | 51 | 1 in 1,352 |
| New York | #232 | 79 | 1 in 1,245 |
| New Jersey | #235 | 27 | 1 in 1,343 |
| Texas | #243 | 85 | 1 in 1,216 |
| California | #245 | 121 | 1 in 1,267 |
| District of Columbia | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Oregon | #268 | 10 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Idaho | #269 | 5 | 1 in 1,337 |
| New Mexico | #301 | 6 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Minnesota | #314 | 11 | 1 in 2,413 |
| Arizona | #345 | 9 | 1 in 1,820 |
| Utah | #395 | 6 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shana
- 892 spots since 2024 (#4,207 → #5,099)
- 551 spots since 2020 (#4,548 → #5,099)
- 1,110 spots since 2015 (#3,989 → #5,099)
- Biggest jump: 198 spots in 1965 (#784 → #586)
- Biggest drop: 138 spots in 1999 (#837 → #975)
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1984 at #174 (1,563 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1963–1999
- Highest: 1 in 1,021 girls born in 1977 were named Shana (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #174 in 1984, was only 1 in 1,077 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 34.5% of all girls named Shana (10,230) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 | #3,145 (1939) | #3,700 |
| 1940s | 90 | #2,410 (1949) | #3,319 |
| 1950s | 313 | #1,417 (1958) | #2,065 |
| 1960s | 2,905 | #305 (1969) | #751 |
| 1970s | 10,230 | #183 (1977) | #263 |
| 1980s | 9,957 | #174 (1984) | #268 |
| 1990s | 4,424 | #349 (1990) | #604 |
| 2000s | 1,188 | #1,075 (2000) | #1,792 |
| 2010s | 367 | #3,040 (2012) | #4,213 |
| 2020s | 148 | #4,207 (2024) | #5,485 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shana in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,139 of them was named Shana, which outranked 98.3% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 205,230 of them was named Shana, which outranked 38.5% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,857Zebediah9
- #3,857Zion9
- #3,857Zoltan9
- #4,157Shana8
- #4,157Abimael8
- #4,157Adrean8
- #4,157Airrion8
- #4,554Abasi7
- #4,554Abdallah7
- #4,554Absalom7
Tied with 396 names at #4,157; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.