How Many People Are Named Shena?
An estimated 2,157 people in the United States have the first name Shena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Shena peaked in popularity in 1984 with 198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shena 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 Shena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,157
About 1 in 158,903 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1984
198 births
Total Registered
2,356
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shena
Shena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,356 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shena as a female name
Ranked #15,392 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1984 (198 births)
Shena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shena span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,139 babies were registered. Shena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shena by Decade
How has Shena 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.
Shena by State
Birth registrations for Shena span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Maryland, New Jersey. On average, about 33 Shenas were registered per state.
Shena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shena
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Shena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shena?
We estimate approximately 2,157 people named Shena 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 158,903 Americans share this first name.
Is Shena a common name?
Shena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,356 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shena most popular?
Shena reached peak popularity in 1984, when 198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shena is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shena a female name?
Shena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shena Smith, Shena Johnson, Shena 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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