Baby name

Shana

Girl

Origin of the name

Shana is an English name of uncertain origin; it may be linked to the Irish river name Shannon.

Short-lived name

Shana peaked in 1984, when 1 baby in 2,232 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 98%, to about 20 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 5098. 35% of all babies named Shana since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

29,635births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 174rank at its peak, in 1984

Where babies named Shana are born

1984

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The darker the blue, the more common Shana is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Shana is most common in Oklahoma (1.6 times), South Carolina (1.6) and Arkansas (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Shawna 45,531
Shanna 28,284
Shauna 28,071
Shayna 16,267
Shania 15,814
Chana 13,921

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