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Girl name

Shannia

100% girls · last recorded 2014

Shannia has been given to about 105 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 103
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shannia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time105

How popular is Shannia?

Its best year was 1996, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 5489th. The typical living American called Shannia is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Shannia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shania0.97
  2. Shaniya0.88
  3. Shanika0.80
  4. Shanna0.77
  5. Saniya0.76
  6. Shana0.74
  7. Tania0.73
  8. Shanda0.74

Middle names for Shannia

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

Sibling names for Shannia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.64
  2. Malikbrother · 0.61
  3. Mikaylasister · 0.61
  4. Chandlereither · 0.59
  5. Alondrasister · 0.59
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.57

Where Shannia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.