# Shauna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/shauna/  
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 | Irish |
| Meaning | “god is gracious” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɔːnə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Shawna, Seana, Shaunae, Shawnna |
| US babies named this | 28,121 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 50 / 28,071 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,070, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Shaun + -a, variant of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Sheena.

## What it means

Shauna is grouped under grace.

## 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 | 44 | 3,596 |
| 2012 | 34 | 4,376 |
| 2013 | 34 | 4,324 |
| 2014 | 23 | 5,770 |
| 2015 | 30 | 4,702 |
| 2016 | 24 | 5,589 |
| 2017 | 27 | 5,033 |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,976 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8,534 |
| 2020 | 18 | 6,600 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8,905 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11,113 |
| 2023 | 15 | 7,584 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8,873 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9,374 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | 4,073 |
| 1974 | 7 | 4,568 |
| 1977 | 5 | 6,718 |
| 1978 | 7 | 4,972 |
| 1979 | 13 | 3,326 |
| 1980 | 6 | 6,134 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,816 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | 1,429 |
| 2011 | 24 | 1,295 |
| 2012 | 20 | 1,525 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,649 |
| 2014 | 16 | 1,798 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,496 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,547 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4,001 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,709 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4,192 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## People named Shauna

- Shauna Grant, American pornographic actress and nude model (1963–1984)
- Shauna Sand, American actress and model
- Shauna Rohbock, American bobsledder
- Shauna Coxsey, English rock climber
- Shauna Robertson, Canadian film producer (born 1974)
- Shauna MacDonald, Canadian actress

## 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.