Is Shania a boy or girl name?
Shania is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 67 girls and 0 boys were named Shania, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 15,744 US babies named Shania were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,622
- Babies named Shania since 1970
- 15,744
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 1,837 babies
Boys and girls named Shania, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 315 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,256 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,905 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,715 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 441 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,622 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,046 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,139 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,923 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,150 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,066 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,530 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,975 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,681 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,665 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,462 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,207 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,165 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 290 | #901 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 268 | #958 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 335 | #838 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 464 | #661 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 527 | #569 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 639 | #487 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 707 | #436 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 812 | #385 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 955 | #327 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 605 | #468 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 763 | #383 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,098 | #291 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,639 | #190 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,049 | #286 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 861 | #331 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,837 | #171 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 576 | #447 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,056 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,750 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,482 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,414 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,758 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,085 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,768 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,043 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,394 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,718 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,128 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,326 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,513 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,825 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,515 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,221 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,250 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,557 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,546 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,754 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,215 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,445 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,219 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,062 |
Highest rank
Shania has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #171 in 1996. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shania
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.