Recorded 1981–2002 Girls' name Peak 1981 24 births

Shiona — girls' name

24 babies named Shiona in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s192000s5

The verdict

24 girls have been named Shiona since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

24
total births
1981–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Shiona was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

19 babies were named Shiona in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shiona

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Shiona between 1981 and 2002, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shiona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shiona performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shiona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shiona 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 24 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.

Shiona at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

24

Since 1981

22 years of records

Peak year

1981

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1981

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shiona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1981

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1981)
19
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 20021981 19

Shiona by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 79% of Shiona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shiona?
24 babies have been named Shiona since 1981. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1981 with 19 births.
When was Shiona most popular?
Shiona was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Shiona been used?
Shiona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 22 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shiona?
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, 1981–2002 (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.