How Many People Are Named Shanna?
An estimated 25,966 people in the United States have the first name Shanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shanna peaked in popularity in 1978 with 1,855 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanna 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 Shanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Shanna is overwhelmingly female, 88 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Shanna has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
25,966
About 1 in 13,200 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1978
1,855 births
Total Registered
28,365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanna
Shanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28,365 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Shanna as a male name
Ranked #7,415 in 1985
5 male births in 1985
Peak: 1974 (12 births)
Shanna as a female name
Ranked #10,132 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (1,845 births)
Shanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanna span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 10,166 babies were registered. Shanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanna by Decade
How has Shanna 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.
Shanna by State
Birth registrations for Shanna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Delaware, New Hampshire. On average, about 500 Shannas were registered per state.
Shanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanna?
We estimate approximately 25,966 people named Shanna 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 13,200 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanna a common name?
Shanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanna most popular?
Shanna reached peak popularity in 1978, when 1,855 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanna is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanna a female name?
Shanna is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanna Smith, Shanna Johnson, Shanna 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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