Is Shanna a boy or girl name?
Shanna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Shanna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 28,365 US babies named Shanna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,132
- Babies named Shanna since 1931
- 28,365
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 1,855 babies
Boys and girls named Shanna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 230 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 533 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,418 | 100% |
| 1970s | 51 | 9,813 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 37 | 10,129 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,586 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,212 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 230 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,132 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,254 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,102 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,968 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,971 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,717 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,254 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,325 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,223 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,768 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,631 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,081 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,552 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,683 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,993 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,770 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,855 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,572 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,588 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,496 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,586 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,453 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,224 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,279 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,075 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,023 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 238 | #860 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 288 | #733 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 281 | #728 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 350 | #629 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 403 | #583 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 466 | #512 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 589 | #431 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 589 | #430 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 553 | #441 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 670 | #364 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 744 | #328 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 855 | #289 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,415 | 1,058 | #243 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,159 | 1,217 | #213 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,044 | #237 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,192 | 1,213 | #216 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,111 | 1,255 | #210 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,428 | 1,520 | #181 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,531 | 1,793 | #157 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,810 | 1,845 | #149 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,712 | 1,608 | #168 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 690 | #325 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 601 | #358 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,094 | 661 | #334 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,985 | 642 | #340 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,900 | 611 | #360 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 604 | #381 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 758 | #345 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 606 | #379 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 346 | #520 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 304 | #539 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 246 | #605 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 193 | #710 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 207 | #721 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 163 | #813 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 125 | #951 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 125 | #966 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,062 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,074 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,217 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,269 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,449 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,401 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,313 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,548 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,194 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,961 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,650 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,690 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,702 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,716 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,849 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,049 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,907 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,890 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,854 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,372 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,395 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,395 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,320 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,745 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,068 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,130 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,229 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,772 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,351 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,280 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shanna reached #3,094 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #149 in 1978. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shanna
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.