Shauna

#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1979 · 1,403 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,071
since 1938

Shauna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shauna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #189, 1979girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#8,86011—
2024#8,44312—
2023#7,24715—
2022#10,3839—
2021#8,46412—
2020#6,32518—
2019#8,13813—
2018#5,78521—
2017#4,92227—
2016#5,44524—
2015#4,58430—
2014#5,62523—
2013#4,24334—
2012#4,29634—
2011#3,55044—
2010#3,30649—
2009#2,70567—
2008#2,88761—
2007#1,792119—
2006#1,865109—
2005#1,657120—
2004#1,380151—
2003#1,235170—
2002#1,189172—
2001#1,096193—
2000#1,035203—
1999#902235—
1998#867243—
1997#737289—
1996#637352—
1995#665321—
1994#650331—
1993#555429—
1992#458538—
1991#454557—
1990#363730—
1989#434567—
1988#358689—
1987#312774#6,0896
1986#319750—
1985#294839—
1984#257953—
1983#271863—
1982#256970—
1981#265940—
1980#2241,142#5,5256
1979#1891,403#3,16813
1978#2021,267#4,5547
1977#251983#5,8455
1976#381539—
1975#347625—
1974#323689#4,1907
1973#393514—
1972#366599—
1971#369641—
1970#337778—
1969#389585—
1968#452451#3,6736
1967#465414—
1966#428474—
1965#535315—
1964#539336—
1963#544317—
1962#675231—
1961#677234—
1960#715203—
1959#666225—
1958#801157—
1957#712195—
1956#661210—
1955#540290—
1954#526283—
1953#664183—
1952#842119—
1951#99688—
1950#773125—
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1948#1,17359—
1947#2,27919—
1946#1,80825—
1945#1,82521—
1944#2,19916—
1943#2,44714—
1942#3,4448—
1941#2,66811—
1940#2,73710—
1939#3,1458—
1938#4,3425—
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First appearance
1938

The first year at least five girls were named Shauna! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1938, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Shauna is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedAKMaine: #248 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedNHWashington: #152 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 677 girlsWAIdaho: #111 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 376 girlsIDMontana: #136 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 464 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 821 girlsNDMinnesota: #293 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsMNIllinois: #665 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,360 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #455 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,059 girlsMINew York: #598 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 5,444 girlsNYMassachusetts: #370 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,013 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedRIOregon: #142 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 556 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedNVWyoming: #116 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 348 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedIAIndiana: #407 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,426 girlsINOhio: #370 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,099 girlsOHPennsylvania: #493 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,727 girlsPANew Jersey: #694 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,741 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #292 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsCAUtah: #50 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 216 girlsUTColorado: #179 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 785 girlsCONebraska: #191 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 883 girlsNEMissouri: #300 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsMOKentucky: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #464 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,132 girlsVAMaryland: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,907 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedDEArizona: #251 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsAZNew Mexico: #173 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 699 girlsNMKansas: #162 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 712 girlsKSArkansas: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,319 girlsARTennessee: #379 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #531 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,033 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #315 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,765 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedLAMississippi: #376 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,332 girlsMSAlabama: #530 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,430 girlsALGeorgia: #494 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,315 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedHITexas: #477 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,147 girlsTXFlorida: #418 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,985 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#50 · 1 in 216
  2. Idaho#111 · 1 in 376
  3. Wyoming#116 · 1 in 348
  4. Montana#136 · 1 in 464
  5. Oregon#142 · 1 in 556

Best ever in a state: #22 in Utah, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#50501 in 216
Idaho#111131 in 376
Wyoming#11651 in 348
Montana#13691 in 464
Oregon#142241 in 556
Washington#152331 in 677
Kansas#162191 in 712
New Mexico#173121 in 699
Colorado#179211 in 785
Nebraska#191121 in 883
North Dakota#19151 in 821
Maine#24851 in 1,420
Arizona#251141 in 1,078
Kentucky#290141 in 1,855
California#292981 in 1,514
Minnesota#293121 in 2,256
Missouri#300191 in 1,799
Oklahoma#315101 in 1,765
Arkansas#35161 in 2,319
Massachusetts#370131 in 3,013
Ohio#370271 in 3,099
Mississippi#37681 in 2,332
Tennessee#379111 in 2,829
Indiana#407121 in 3,426
Florida#418161 in 2,985
Michigan#455171 in 4,059
Virginia#46481 in 4,132
Maryland#47261 in 3,907
Texas#477331 in 3,147
Pennsylvania#493171 in 4,727
Georgia#49491 in 4,315
Alabama#53061 in 4,430
North Carolina#53181 in 5,033
New York#598231 in 5,444
Illinois#665131 in 6,360
New Jersey#69461 in 7,741
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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 Shauna
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 417 spots since 2024 (#8,443 → #8,860)
  • 2,535 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #8,860)
  • 4,276 spots since 2015 (#4,584 → #8,860)
  • Biggest jump: 483 spots in 1949 (#1,173 → #690)
  • Biggest drop: 223 spots in 1951 (#773 → #996)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1938
  • Peaked 1979 at #189 (1,403 births)
  • Births halved by 1988, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1949–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,144
  • Highest: 1 in 1,144 girls born in 1979 were named Shauna (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 30.2% of all girls named Shauna (8,487) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s13#3,145 (1939)#3,744
1940s332#690 (1949)#2,127
1950s1,875#526 (1954)#718
1960s3,560#389 (1969)#542
1970s8,038#189 (1979)#316
1980s8,487#224 (1980)#299
1990s4,025#363 (1990)#629
2000s1,365#1,035 (2000)#1,684
2010s299#3,306 (2010)#4,989
2020s77#6,325 (2020)#8,287

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.

Shauna in 1971

girls
#369
641 births · 1 in 2,596 girls

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #369Shauna641
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 2,596 of them was named Shauna, which outranked 96.2% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shauna
  1. #366Darcy648
  2. #367Keisha647
  3. #368Janelle642
  4. #369Shauna641
  5. #370Angelica640
  6. #371Jeanine632
  7. #371Sue632
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →