Shanna Girl
How popular is Shanna?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Shanna in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
27,056living people named Shanna (est.)
46median age of people named Shanna
28,372babies named Shanna since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Shanna popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▼ 2377 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1978 (1,845 girls) |
| Highest rank | #149 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1931 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shanna counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shana family of names ranked #3,033 for girls in 2025 (#2,555 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shana | 25 | 78% |
| Shanna | 7 | 22% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shanna by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 75 | #2,225 |
| 1940s | 230 | #1,665 |
| 1950s | 533 | #1,065 |
| 1960s | 2,418 | #379 |
| 1970s | 9,812 | #149 |
| 1980s | 10,129 | #181 |
| 1990s | 3,586 | #430 |
| 2000s | 1,212 | #1,217 |
| 2010s | 231 | #3,623 |
| 2020s | 58 | #7,625 |
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Questions
- Is Shanna a boy or girl name?
- Shanna is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shanna were girls.
- How popular is the name Shanna?
- 7 baby girls were named Shanna in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Shanna most popular?
- Shanna peaked in 1978, when 1,845 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #149 in 1978.
- How many people are named Shanna?
- 28,372 babies have been named Shanna in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,056 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.