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Shoshana

Girl

Meaning of Shoshana: Hebrew: 'lily or rose'

Shoshana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1630th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1630

123 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,682

First recorded 1948 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 81 babies1982: 94 babies1983: 77 babies1984: 106 babies1985: 93 babies1986: 90 babies1987: 92 babies1988: 84 babies1989: 89 babies1990: 97 babies19901991: 96 babies1992: 109 babies1993: 93 babies1994: 75 babies1995: 114 babies1996: 106 babies1997: 141 babies1998: 103 babies1999: 91 babies2000: 98 babies20002001: 103 babies2002: 98 babies2003: 109 babies2004: 110 babies2005: 124 babies2006: 85 babies2007: 91 babies2008: 100 babies2009: 106 babies2010: 112 babies20102011: 112 babies2012: 97 babies2013: 91 babies2014: 118 babies2015: 112 babies2016: 105 babies2017: 134 babies2018: 110 babies2019: 139 babies2020: 130 babies20202021: 146 babies2022: 152 babies2023: 125 babies2024: 113 babies2025: 123 babies
US babies named Shoshana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 152.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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