Shahana — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shahana

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Shahana between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shahana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shahana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 150 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.