Girls' name · since 1937
Shana
Shana has 29,635 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,635
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shana currently ranks #5120 among girls' names in America, with 29,635 babies recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Shana recorded 29,635 times among girls since 1937, holding rank #5120 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,635 born since 1937
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shana ranks #843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,635 born since 1937, peaking in the 1970s.
- #843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,635
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shana's 29,635 recorded births place it above 98.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shana compares
29,635 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shana's all-time total is 79x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,635 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,563 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shana splits its recorded history at 1982: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 1,563 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 1,563
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Shana popularity over time - boys
113 total births recorded since 1972 (Shana as boys' name)
Shana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10,230 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Shana's strongest decade.
10,230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 90
1940s
90 births
- 1950s 313
1950s
313 births
- 1960s 2,905
1960s
2,905 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,230 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,957 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,424 births
- 2000s 1,188
2000s
1,188 births
- 2010s 367
2010s
367 births
- 2020s 148
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10,230 births (35% of all-time use).
How Shana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shana's total volume
Shana by state
Where Shana concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,666 | 9.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,158 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,938 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,415 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,243 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,231 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,189 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,027 | 3.5% |
2,666 of 29,635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Shana appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shana's data
- Shana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (10,230 total births); usage has since declined to 148 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shanas (2,666 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~88 yrs)
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, 1937–2025 (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 Shana 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.