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Shenna

100% girls · last recorded 2000

Shenna has been given to about 1,328 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,270
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shenna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1984 · 179
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,328

How popular is Shenna?

Its best year was 1984, when 179 babies were given the name, ranking 858th. The typical living American called Shenna is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Shenna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheena0.92
  2. Sienna0.81
  3. Shanna0.78
  4. Zena0.79
  5. Siena0.77
  6. Shea0.76
  7. Shana0.75
  8. Jenna0.71

Middle names for Shenna

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

Sibling names for Shenna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.67
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.65
  3. Meredithsister · 0.64
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.63
  5. Aliciasister · 0.63
  6. Derekbrother · 0.61

Where Shenna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

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