The first name Shanna
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
Shanna last appeared in the official list in 2009, given to 8 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 25 births (#869).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shanna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shanna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Shanna, the 12,982nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 1,845 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.
Famous people named Shanna
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Shanna MoaklerAmerican actress and model, born 1975
Questions
- How popular is the name Shanna?
- In 2009, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Shanna, ranking 2,759th. Its peak was 1996, with 25 births.
- Is Shanna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 28,372 US babies named Shanna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shanna most popular?
- 1978 in the United States, when 1,845 babies were named Shanna, its highest rank at 149th.