Recorded 1978–2019 Girls' name Peak 1997 929 births

Shianna — girls' name

929 babies named Shianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s591990s3852000s3802010s95
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Shianna was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

63 babies were named Shianna in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shianna

The Social Security Administration has registered 929 babies named Shianna between 1978 and 2019, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shianna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shianna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 385 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shianna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Shianna in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shianna 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 929 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.

Shianna at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

929

Since 1978

42 years of records

Peak year

1997

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1978

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shianna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1978

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1997)
63
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080 201920132008200319981993198819821978 5

Shianna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
385 births that decade — 41% of Shianna's all-time total
1970s101980s591990s3852000s3802010s95

Shianna by state

Where Shianna concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Shianna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
32 3.4%
#2 Indiana
26 2.8%
#3 Florida
10 1.1%
#4 Michigan
10 1.1%
#5 Illinois
6 0.6%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.5%
Ohio share of Shianna's total US births 3.4%
Even split

32 of 929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shianna?
929 babies have been named Shianna since 1978. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1997 with 63 births.
When was Shianna most popular?
Shianna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 385 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Shianna most popular?
The top states for the name Shianna are Ohio (32 births), Indiana (26 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Shianna been used?
Shianna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 42 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shianna?
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.

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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, 1978–2019 (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.