Girls' name · since 1972
Shaana
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Shaana, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 58 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Shaana recorded 58 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1995.
- #33,342 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaana ranks #33,342 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaana's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaana's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1995
- Peak year (1984)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shaana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Shaana's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shaana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Shaana's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1990s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.