Is Shana a boy or girl name?
Shana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 34 girls and 0 boys were named Shana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 29,721 US babies named Shana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,266
- Babies named Shana since 1937
- 29,721
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 1,568 babies
Boys and girls named Shana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 313 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,905 | 100% |
| 1970s | 52 | 10,230 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 54 | 9,956 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 7 | 4,424 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,188 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 366 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,266 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,231 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,608 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,893 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,631 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,639 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,647 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,364 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,370 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,058 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,538 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,630 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,090 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,345 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,353 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,884 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,135 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,536 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,843 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,729 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,712 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,388 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,408 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,330 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,079 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 212 | #978 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 254 | #840 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 277 | #763 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 342 | #653 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 367 | #610 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 395 | #580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 521 | #486 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 596 | #423 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 698 | #370 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,057 | 762 | #350 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,823 | 769 | #327 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,314 | 945 | #267 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,382 | 1,018 | #252 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,651 | 1,094 | #236 |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,007 | 1,423 | #189 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,203 | 1,562 | #174 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,168 | 718 | #323 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 694 | #342 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 820 | #295 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,127 | 913 | #273 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,938 | 1,198 | #218 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,495 | 1,345 | #192 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,570 | 1,501 | #183 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,322 | #189 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,900 | 1,019 | #239 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,881 | 675 | #328 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,430 | 682 | #327 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,898 | 764 | #317 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 732 | #345 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 992 | #293 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 877 | #305 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 439 | #460 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 379 | #489 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 372 | #485 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 265 | #587 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 174 | #785 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 132 | #919 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,098 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,154 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,262 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,593 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,432 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,776 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,519 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,797 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,532 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,060 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,490 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,911 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,030 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,500 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,812 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,876 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,886 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,142 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,452 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,171 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,899 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,470 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,381 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,832 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shana reached #3,570 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #174 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.