# Shana (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/shana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 29,748 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 113 / 29,635 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 454, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized variant of the Welsh name Siân (pet form Siana) - or a version of the French name Jeanne.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49 | 3,345 |
| 2012 | 55 | 3,090 |
| 2013 | 31 | 4,631 |
| 2014 | 32 | 4,538 |
| 2015 | 37 | 4,059 |
| 2016 | 20 | 6,373 |
| 2017 | 33 | 4,365 |
| 2018 | 31 | 4,546 |
| 2019 | 30 | 4,641 |
| 2020 | 29 | 4,632 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8,904 |
| 2022 | 23 | 5,611 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5,233 |
| 2024 | 34 | 4,281 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5,213 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7 | 4,429 |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,881 |
| 1975 | 9 | 3,898 |
| 1977 | 11 | 3,572 |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,495 |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,938 |
| 1980 | 5 | 7,127 |
| 1983 | 5 | 7,168 |
| 1984 | 6 | 6,205 |
| 1985 | 11 | 4,008 |
| 1986 | 5 | 7,650 |
| 1987 | 8 | 5,382 |
| 1988 | 7 | 6,314 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,824 |
| 1990 | 7 | 7,057 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15 | 1,815 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2,893 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,649 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,945 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3,214 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,583 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4,686 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## People named Shana

- Shanaze Reade, English bicycle motocross rider and track cyclist
- Shana Alexander, American journalist (1925–2005)
- Shana Cox, American sprinter who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011
- Shana Williams, American athlete
- Shana Feste, American film director and screenwriter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.