The first name Shania
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 14 girls were named Shania, making it the 2,006th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2000, with 457 births (#107).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shania with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shania at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 70 girls born in the United States were named Shania, the 2,535th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1996, when 1,837 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Shania?
- In 2025, 14 girls born in England and Wales were named Shania, ranking 2,006th. Its peak was 2000, with 457 births.
- Is Shania a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,814 US babies named Shania since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shania most popular?
- 1996 in the United States, when 1,837 babies were named Shania, its highest rank at 171st.