How Many People Are Named Shoshana?
An estimated 5,333 people in the United States have the first name Shoshana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Shoshana peaked in popularity in 2022 with 151 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shoshana 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 Shoshana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,333
About 1 in 64,270 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2022
151 births
Total Registered
5,557
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shoshana
Shoshana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,557 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shoshana as a female name
Ranked #1,796 in 2024
112 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (151 births)
Shoshana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shoshana span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,130 babies were registered. While Shoshana is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shoshana by Decade
How has Shoshana 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.
Shoshana by State
Birth registrations for Shoshana span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Texas, Michigan, Ohio. On average, about 349 Shoshanas were registered per state.
Shoshana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shoshana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shoshana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shoshana?
We estimate approximately 5,333 people named Shoshana 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 64,270 Americans share this first name.
Is Shoshana a common name?
Shoshana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,557 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shoshana most popular?
Shoshana reached peak popularity in 2022, when 151 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shoshana is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shoshana a female name?
Shoshana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shoshana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shoshana Smith, Shoshana Johnson, Shoshana 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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