How Many People Are Named Shaunna?
An estimated 2,685 people in the United States have the first name Shaunna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Shaunna peaked in popularity in 1978 with 171 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaunna 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 Shaunna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,685
About 1 in 127,655 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1978
171 births
Total Registered
2,935
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaunna
Shaunna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,935 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaunna as a female name
Ranked #18,461 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1978 (171 births)
Shaunna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaunna span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 977 babies were registered. Shaunna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaunna by Decade
How has Shaunna 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.
Shaunna by State
Birth registrations for Shaunna span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, South Carolina, Minnesota. On average, about 43 Shaunnas were registered per state.
Shaunna + Last Name Combinations
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Shaunna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaunna?
We estimate approximately 2,685 people named Shaunna 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 127,655 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaunna a common name?
Shaunna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,935 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaunna most popular?
Shaunna reached peak popularity in 1978, when 171 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaunna is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaunna a female name?
Shaunna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaunna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaunna Smith, Shaunna Johnson, Shaunna 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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