How Many People Are Named Shania?
An estimated 15,419 people in the United States have the first name Shania. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Shania peaked in popularity in 1996 with 1,837 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shania as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shania paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,419
About 1 in 22,229 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1996
1,837 births
Total Registered
15,744
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shania
Shania is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,744 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shania as a female name
Ranked #2,622 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (1,837 births)
Shania: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shania span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,905 babies were registered. Shania has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shania by Decade
How has Shania tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shania by State
Birth registrations for Shania span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Rhode Island. On average, about 272 Shanias were registered per state.
Shania + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shania as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shania
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Shania: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shania?
We estimate approximately 15,419 people named Shania are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 22,229 Americans share this first name.
Is Shania a common name?
Shania is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,744 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shania most popular?
Shania reached peak popularity in 1996, when 1,837 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shania is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shania a female name?
Shania is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shania Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shania Smith, Shania Johnson, Shania Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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