Girls' name · since 1978
Shianna
934 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.
- #7,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 934
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shianna is the #15411 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 934 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shianna has been recorded 934 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #15411 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #7,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,411 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 934 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shianna ranks #7,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,411 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 934 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 934
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shianna's 934 recorded births place it above 89.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Shianna compares
934 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Shianna's all-time total is 148% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 934 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shianna splits its recorded history at 2000: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shianna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (385 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Shianna's strongest decade.
385 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
385 births
- 2000s
2000s
380 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 385 births (41% of all-time use).
How Shianna 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 Shianna's total volume
Shianna by state
Where Shianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| 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% |
32 of 934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shianna's data
- Shianna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (385 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Shiannas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Shianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Shianna 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.