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Shana

/ˈʃænə/ · 100% girls · 25 born in 2025

Shana has been given to about 29,748 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 28,606
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1984 · 1,569
  • Born in 202525
  • All time29,748
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Shana?

Its best year was 1984, when 1,569 babies were given the name, ranking 174th. The typical living American called Shana is about 45 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Shana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shanna0.97
  2. Shawna0.88
  3. Shayna0.88
  4. Chana0.85
  5. Hana0.85
  6. Sana0.85
  7. Shauna0.82
  8. Shaina0.82

Middle names for Shana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shana Josephine0.84
  2. Shana Rose0.83
  3. Shana Louise0.83
  4. Shana June0.82
  5. Shana Pearl0.82
  6. Shana Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.90
  2. Meredithsister · 0.89
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.88
  4. Aprilsister · 0.86
  5. Jamieeither · 0.85
  6. Coreybrother · 0.85

Where Shana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Shana White0.78
  2. Shana Reyes0.78
  3. Shana Nguyen0.78
  4. Shana Moore0.78
  5. Shana Lee0.78
  6. Shana Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Shana

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Shana across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.