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Shana

Girl

Meaning of Shana: Hebrew: 'beautiful'

Shana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4952nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4952

25 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

29,748

First recorded 1937 · peak 1984

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 819 babies1982: 695 babies1983: 723 babies1984: 1,569 babies1985: 1,434 babies1986: 1,099 babies1987: 1,026 babies1988: 952 babies1989: 776 babies1990: 769 babies19901991: 698 babies1992: 596 babies1993: 521 babies1994: 395 babies1995: 367 babies1996: 342 babies1997: 277 babies1998: 254 babies1999: 212 babies2000: 192 babies20002001: 145 babies2002: 137 babies2003: 144 babies2004: 114 babies2005: 115 babies2006: 111 babies2007: 74 babies2008: 95 babies2009: 61 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 30 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 25 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 25 babies
US babies named Shana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,569.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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