Recorded 1970–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 42 births

Shuana — girls' name

42 babies named Shuana in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s91990s5

The verdict

42 girls have been named Shuana since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

42
total births
1970–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shuana was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shuana in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shuana

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Shuana between 1970 and 1991, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shuana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shuana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuana 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 42 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.

Shuana at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

42

Since 1970

22 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1970

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1991

Shuana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1970

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 199119841979197719721970 6

Shuana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 67% of Shuana's all-time total
1970s281980s91990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuana?
42 babies have been named Shuana since 1970. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Shuana most popular?
Shuana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shuana been used?
Shuana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 22 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Shuana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, 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, 1970–1991 (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.