Girls' name · since 1982
Shiana
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 370 babies named Shiana, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 370
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
370 girls have been named Shiana since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shiana has 370 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2010.
- #14,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 370 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiana ranks #14,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 370 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 370
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shiana's 370 recorded births place it above 80.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shiana's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2010
- Peak year (1999)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Shiana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (191 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Shiana's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 191 births (52% of all-time use).
Shiana by state
Where Shiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 370 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shiana's data
- Shiana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shianas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1982–2010 (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 Shiana 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.