Recorded 1982–2010 Girls' name Peak 1999 370 births

Shiana — girls' name

370 babies named Shiana in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s561990s1912000s1152010s8

The verdict

370 girls have been named Shiana since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

370
total births
1982–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shiana was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

31 babies were named Shiana in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shiana

The Social Security Administration has registered 370 babies named Shiana between 1982 and 2010, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shiana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shiana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shiana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shiana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shiana 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 370 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.

Shiana at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

370

Since 1982

29 years of records

Peak year

1999

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1982

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2010

Shiana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1982

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1999)
31
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 20102006200219981994199019861982 6

Shiana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
191 births that decade — 52% of Shiana's all-time total
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Shiana by state

Where Shiana concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shiana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.6%
New York share of Shiana's total US births 1.6%

6 of 370 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shiana?
370 babies have been named Shiana since 1982. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1999 with 31 births.
When was Shiana most popular?
Shiana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Shiana most popular?
The top states for the name Shiana are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Shiana been used?
Shiana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 29 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Shiana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, 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, 1982–2010 (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.