Shanna
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1978 · 1,845 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 28,284since 1931
Shanna over time
Rank among girls' names. Shanna 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 | #11,932 | 7 | — | |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | — | |
| 2021 | #7,630 | 14 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | — | |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | — | |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | — | |
| 2015 | #6,977 | 17 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,543 | 31 | — | |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,624 | 43 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,966 | 58 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,754 | 66 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,848 | 114 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,567 | 138 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,574 | 129 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,488 | 135 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,579 | 122 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,444 | 132 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,218 | 166 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,276 | 152 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,071 | 187 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,018 | 195 | — | |
| 1997 | #858 | 238 | — | |
| 1996 | #730 | 288 | — | |
| 1995 | #728 | 281 | — | |
| 1994 | #628 | 350 | — | |
| 1993 | #582 | 403 | — | |
| 1992 | #511 | 466 | — | |
| 1991 | #431 | 589 | — | |
| 1990 | #430 | 589 | — | |
| 1989 | #441 | 553 | — | |
| 1988 | #364 | 670 | — | |
| 1987 | #328 | 744 | — | |
| 1986 | #289 | 855 | — | |
| 1985 | #243 | 1,058 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #213 | 1,217 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #237 | 1,044 | — | |
| 1982 | #216 | 1,213 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #210 | 1,255 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #181 | 1,520 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #157 | 1,793 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #149 | 1,845 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #167 | 1,608 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #325 | 690 | — | |
| 1975 | #357 | 601 | — | |
| 1974 | #334 | 660 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #340 | 642 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #360 | 611 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #381 | 603 | — | |
| 1970 | #344 | 759 | — | |
| 1969 | #379 | 606 | — | |
| 1968 | #518 | 346 | — | |
| 1967 | #539 | 304 | — | |
| 1966 | #603 | 246 | — | |
| 1965 | #708 | 193 | — | |
| 1964 | #721 | 207 | — | |
| 1963 | #811 | 163 | — | |
| 1962 | #949 | 125 | — | |
| 1961 | #963 | 125 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,058 | 103 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,066 | 100 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,211 | 77 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,262 | 69 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,437 | 54 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,383 | 52 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,300 | 58 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,531 | 41 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,921 | 26 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,626 | 33 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,666 | 32 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,697 | 32 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,867 | 21 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | — | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Shanna! It came in at #3,848, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1931–1934, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Shanna is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#85 · 1 in 349
- Alaska#114 · 1 in 420
- Utah#123 · 1 in 621
- Minnesota#140 · 1 in 727
- Oklahoma#144 · 1 in 744
Best ever in a state: #69 in Nevada, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #85 | 14 | 1 in 349 |
| Alaska | #114 | 7 | 1 in 420 |
| Utah | #123 | 26 | 1 in 621 |
| Minnesota | #140 | 40 | 1 in 727 |
| Oklahoma | #144 | 27 | 1 in 744 |
| Nebraska | #148 | 15 | 1 in 726 |
| South Dakota | #148 | 7 | 1 in 642 |
| West Virginia | #151 | 15 | 1 in 768 |
| New Hampshire | #152 | 7 | 1 in 764 |
| Arkansas | #155 | 17 | 1 in 748 |
| Mississippi | #156 | 23 | 1 in 689 |
| Nevada | #156 | 7 | 1 in 625 |
| Florida | #158 | 64 | 1 in 845 |
| Missouri | #161 | 37 | 1 in 867 |
| Louisiana | #163 | 38 | 1 in 806 |
| South Carolina | #163 | 22 | 1 in 815 |
| Colorado | #164 | 25 | 1 in 831 |
| Rhode Island | #165 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Kansas | #166 | 18 | 1 in 860 |
| Alabama | #167 | 28 | 1 in 812 |
| Tennessee | #177 | 29 | 1 in 962 |
| Georgia | #185 | 35 | 1 in 995 |
| Iowa | #186 | 18 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Maryland | #187 | 20 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Wisconsin | #187 | 26 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Hawaii | #197 | 7 | 1 in 695 |
| Indiana | #198 | 29 | 1 in 1,203 |
| North Carolina | #199 | 31 | 1 in 1,069 |
| Pennsylvania | #203 | 57 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Kentucky | #204 | 20 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Texas | #204 | 113 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Michigan | #207 | 46 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Illinois | #212 | 60 | 1 in 1,253 |
| New Mexico | #212 | 10 | 1 in 932 |
| Washington | #216 | 25 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Arizona | #232 | 18 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Virginia | #239 | 21 | 1 in 1,431 |
| Ohio | #246 | 42 | 1 in 1,720 |
| Massachusetts | #257 | 18 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Oregon | #289 | 10 | 1 in 1,697 |
| New York | #304 | 54 | 1 in 1,877 |
| California | #344 | 86 | 1 in 2,108 |
| New Jersey | #357 | 15 | 1 in 2,484 |
| Connecticut | #399 | 5 | 1 in 3,082 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| 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 Shanna
- 2,376 spots since 2024 (#9,556 → #11,932)
- 2,979 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #11,932)
- 4,955 spots since 2015 (#6,977 → #11,932)
- Biggest jump: 158 spots in 1977 (#325 → #167)
- Biggest drop: 160 spots in 1998 (#858 → #1,018)
- Debuted 1931
- Peaked 1978 at #149 (1,845 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1961–1997
- Highest: 1 in 830 girls born in 1978 were named Shanna (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 35.8% of all girls named Shanna (10,129) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 75 | #2,225 (1938) | #3,279 |
| 1940s | 230 | #1,666 (1949) | #1,891 |
| 1950s | 533 | #1,066 (1959) | #1,486 |
| 1960s | 2,418 | #379 (1969) | #725 |
| 1970s | 9,812 | #149 (1978) | #291 |
| 1980s | 10,129 | #181 (1980) | #272 |
| 1990s | 3,586 | #430 (1990) | #699 |
| 2000s | 1,212 | #1,218 (2001) | #1,771 |
| 2010s | 231 | #3,624 (2010) | #6,090 |
| 2020s | 58 | #7,630 (2021) | #10,109 |
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.
Shanna in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,329 of them was named Shanna, which outranked 98.3% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 358,235 of them was named Shanna, which outranked 14.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,027 names at #6,262; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.