How Many People Are Named Shenna?
An estimated 1,210 people in the United States have the first name Shenna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Shenna peaked in popularity in 1984 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shenna 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 Shenna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,210
About 1 in 283,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1984
179 births
Total Registered
1,328
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shenna
Shenna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,328 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shenna as a female name
Ranked #17,211 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1984 (179 births)
Shenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shenna span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 778 babies were registered. Shenna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shenna by Decade
How has Shenna 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.
Shenna by State
Birth registrations for Shenna span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina. On average, about 20 Shennas were registered per state.
Shenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shenna?
We estimate approximately 1,210 people named Shenna 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 283,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Shenna a common name?
Shenna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,328 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shenna most popular?
Shenna reached peak popularity in 1984, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shenna is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shenna a female name?
Shenna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shenna Smith, Shenna Johnson, Shenna 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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