Girls' name · since 1952
Shena
Shena has 2,356 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,356
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,356 recorded since 1952.
Shena has 2,356 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2018.
- #4,214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,356 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shena ranks #4,214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,356 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,356
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shena's 2,356 recorded births place it above 94.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shena's full recorded timeline at 1980, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 198 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2018
- Peak year (1984)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Shena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,139 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Shena's strongest decade.
1,139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 64
1950s
64 births
- 1960s 247
1960s
247 births
- 1970s
1970s
642 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,139 births
- 1990s 234
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,139 births (48% of all-time use).
How Shena 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 Shena's total volume
Shena by state
Where Shena concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 97 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 81 | 3.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 80 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 79 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 58 | 2.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 57 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 43 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 41 | 1.7% |
97 of 2,356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Shena appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shena's data
- Shena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,139 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shenas (97 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shena: 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 (~66 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, 1952–2018 (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 Shena 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.