Shauna

Where Shauna comes from

From Shaun + -a, variant of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Sheena.
— Wiktionary's entry for Shauna
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1938
    First appearance
    #4,342 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1963
    Shauna Grant born
    American pornographic actress and nude model
  3. 1977
    Shauna Rohbock born
    American bobsledder
  4. 1979
    Peak, #189
    1,403 babies named Shauna — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1988
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #358.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).
Namesakes
  • Shauna Grant · American pornographic actress and nude model, 1963–1984
  • Shauna Rohbock · American bobsledder, born 1977
  • Shauna Macdonald · Scottish actress, born 1981
  • Shauna Sand · American actress and model, born 1971
  • Shauna Coxsey · English rock climber, born 1993

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.