Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Beautiful
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shana
Pronunciation
sh(a)-na
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #3803, 11 births); most recent 1990 (rank #6410, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #175, 1,559 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5099, 25 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 25 |
| 2024 | – | 34 |
| 2023 | – | 25 |
| 2022 | – | 23 |
| 2021 | – | 12 |
| 2020 | – | 29 |
| 2019 | – | 30 |
| 2018 | – | 30 |
| 2017 | – | 33 |
| 2016 | – | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #582, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #104, 600 births); most recent 2023 (rank #643, 65 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2022 | 99 |
| 2021 | 103 |
| 2020 | 121 |
| 2019 | 158 |
| 2018 | 188 |
| 2017 | 217 |
| 2016 | 278 |
| 2015 | 330 |
| 2014 | 432 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #425, 4 births); most recent 1999 (rank #528, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #527, 4 births); most recent 2009 (rank #782, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #384, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #227, 13 births); most recent 1988 (rank #491, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence