Recorded 1968–1987 Girls' name Peak 1968 41 births

Shahna — girls' name

41 babies named Shahna in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s61980s11

The verdict

41 girls have been named Shahna since 1968, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1987.

41
total births
1968–1987
years on record
1960s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Shahna was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shahna in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahna

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Shahna between 1968 and 1987, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shahna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shahna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahna 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 41 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.

Shahna at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

41

Since 1968

20 years of records

Peak year

1968

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1968

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1987

Shahna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1968

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1968)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 19871981197619691968 15

Shahna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 59% of Shahna's all-time total
1960s241970s61980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahna?
41 babies have been named Shahna since 1968. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1968 with 15 births.
When was Shahna most popular?
Shahna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Shahna been used?
Shahna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 20 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Shahna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.