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Girl name

Shanara

100% girls · last recorded 2004

Shanara has been given to about 241 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 235
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time241

How popular is Shanara?

Its best year was 1991, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 5615th. The typical living American called Shanara is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samara0.79
  2. Sahara0.79
  3. Sandra0.74
  4. Chandra0.74
  5. Shakira0.74
  6. Shara0.74
  7. Tamara0.68
  8. Amara0.68

Middle names for Shanara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanara Rose0.85
  2. Shanara Louise0.85
  3. Shanara June0.84
  4. Shanara Pearl0.84
  5. Shanara Quinn0.84
  6. Shanara Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shanara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.65
  2. Bethanysister · 0.63
  3. Caseyeither · 0.61
  4. Ambersister · 0.61
  5. Dustinbrother · 0.59
  6. Justinbrother · 0.59

Where Shanara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanara White0.80
    2. Shanara Reyes0.80
    3. Shanara Nguyen0.80
    4. Shanara Moore0.80
    5. Shanara Lee0.80
    6. Shanara Hill0.80

    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 Shanara

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

    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.