How Many People Are Named Shauna?
An estimated 25,351 people in the United States have the first name Shauna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Shauna peaked in popularity in 1979 with 1,416 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shauna 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 Shauna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
25,351
About 1 in 13,520 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1979
1,416 births
Total Registered
28,110
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shauna
Shauna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28,110 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Shauna as a male name
Ranked #6,817 in 1987
6 male births in 1987
Peak: 1979 (13 births)
Shauna as a female name
Ranked #8,851 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (1,403 births)
Shauna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shauna span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 8,499 babies were registered. Shauna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shauna by Decade
How has Shauna 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.
Shauna by State
Birth registrations for Shauna span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, Rhode Island, District of Columbia. On average, about 501 Shaunas were registered per state.
Shauna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shauna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shauna
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Shauna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shauna?
We estimate approximately 25,351 people named Shauna 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 13,520 Americans share this first name.
Is Shauna a common name?
Shauna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,110 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shauna most popular?
Shauna reached peak popularity in 1979, when 1,416 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shauna is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shauna a female name?
Shauna is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shauna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shauna Smith, Shauna Johnson, Shauna 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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