Girls' name · since 1931
Shanna
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 28,284 babies named Shanna, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,284
- born since 1931
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shanna is the #12059 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 28,284 recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanna has been recorded 28,284 times among girls since 1931, currently ranked #12059 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,059 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 28,284 born since 1931
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanna ranks #864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,059 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 28,284 born since 1931, peaking in the 1980s.
- #864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,059 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,284
- born since 1931
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanna's 28,284 recorded births place it above 98.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Shanna compares
28,284 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
Shanna's all-time total is 75x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,284 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,845 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanna splits its recorded history at 1978: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 1,845 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 1,845
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Shanna popularity over time - boys
88 total births recorded since 1972 (Shanna as boys' name)
Shanna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10,129 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Shanna's strongest decade.
10,129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 75
1930s
75 births
- 1940s 230
1940s
230 births
- 1950s 533
1950s
533 births
- 1960s 2,418
1960s
2,418 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,812 births
- 1980s
1980s
10,129 births
- 1990s 3,586
1990s
3,586 births
- 2000s 1,212
2000s
1,212 births
- 2010s 231
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10,129 births (36% of all-time use).
How Shanna 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 Shanna's total volume
Shanna by state
Where Shanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,791 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 2,421 | 8.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,103 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,052 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 952 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 942 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 902 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 892 | 3.2% |
2,791 of 28,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Shanna appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanna's data
- Shanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (10,129 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shannas (2,791 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1931–2025 (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 Shanna 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.