NameTides

Shana

Shana was the #5,099 girls' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Shana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Shana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#5,099 (25)#3,705 (6)———#2,730 (7)
2024#4,207 (34)#4,844 (4)————
2023#5,126 (25)#4,057 (5)————
2022#5,465 (23)————#1,635 (13)
2021#8,464 (12)#4,634 (4)————
2020#4,548 (29)#5,493 (3)———#2,873 (6)
2019#4,546 (30)#4,686 (4)———#1,798 (12)
2018#4,458 (31)#4,684 (4)———#1,741 (12)
2017#4,304 (33)#3,583 (6)———#2,041 (10)
2016#6,186 (20)#3,214 (7)———#2,892 (6)
2015#3,989 (37)#2,945 (8)———#2,891 (6)
2014#4,455 (32)#2,659 (9)———#2,905 (6)
2013#4,543 (31)#2,649 (9)———#2,204 (9)
2012#3,040 (55)#4,171 (5)———#1,617 (14)
2011#3,303 (49)#2,893 (8)———#1,588 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1977 at #183.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1937.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Shana is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 69,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Shana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShanaCanadaGirls#2,7307
ShanaEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
ShanaIrelandGirls—too few
ShanaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShanaScotlandGirls—too few
ShanaUSGirls#5,09925
ShanaUSBoys—too few