Shauna

#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1979 · 1,403 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,071
since 1938

Shauna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shauna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #189, 1979girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,86011
2024#8,44312
2023#7,24715
2022#10,3839
2021#8,46412
2020#6,32518
2019#8,13813
2018#5,78521
2017#4,92227
2016#5,44524
2015#4,58430
2014#5,62523
2013#4,24334
2012#4,29634
2011#3,55044
2010#3,30649
2009#2,70567
2008#2,88761
2007#1,792119
2006#1,865109
2005#1,657120
2004#1,380151
2003#1,235170
2002#1,189172
2001#1,096193
2000#1,035203
1999#902235
1998#867243
1997#737289
1996#637352
1995#665321
1994#650331
1993#555429
1992#458538
1991#454557
1990#363730
1989#434567
1988#358689
1987#312774#6,0896
1986#319750
1985#294839
1984#257953
1983#271863
1982#256970
1981#265940
1980#2241,142#5,5256
1979#1891,403#3,16813
1978#2021,267#4,5547
1977#251983#5,8455
1976#381539
1975#347625
1974#323689#4,1907
1973#393514
1972#366599
1971#369641
1970#337778
1969#389585
1968#452451#3,6736
1967#465414
1966#428474
1965#535315
1964#539336
1963#544317
1962#675231
1961#677234
1960#715203
1959#666225
1958#801157
1957#712195
1956#661210
1955#540290
1954#526283
1953#664183
1952#842119
1951#99688
1950#773125
1949#690149
1948#1,17359
1947#2,27919
1946#1,80825
1945#1,82521
1944#2,19916
1943#2,44714
1942#3,4448
1941#2,66811
1940#2,73710
1939#3,1458
1938#4,3425
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First appearance
1938

The first year at least five girls were named Shauna! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1938, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Shauna is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 415 girlsAKMaine: #113 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 538 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 938 girlsNHWashington: #108 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 478 girlsWAIdaho: #97 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 418 girlsIDMontana: #184 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 732 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #194 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsMNIllinois: #258 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsILWisconsin: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,414 girlsWIMichigan: #234 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsMINew York: #309 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsNYMassachusetts: #157 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 801 girlsMARhode Island: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 860 girlsRIOregon: #155 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 772 girlsORNevada: #64 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 255 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #184 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 849 girlsSDIowa: #198 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsIAIndiana: #172 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 916 girlsINOhio: #208 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsOHPennsylvania: #251 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsPANew Jersey: #403 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,591 girlsNJConnecticut: #396 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,838 girlsCTCalifornia: #184 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 941 girlsCAUtah: #81 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 370 girlsUTColorado: #205 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsCONebraska: #197 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 982 girlsNEMissouri: #143 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 713 girlsMOKentucky: #138 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 683 girlsKYWest Virginia: #197 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 983 girlsWVVirginia: #245 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsVAMaryland: #295 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shauna, so not publishedDEArizona: #163 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 712 girlsAZNew Mexico: #105 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 431 girlsNMKansas: #180 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 840 girlsKSArkansas: #178 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 839 girlsARTennessee: #212 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #160 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 736 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #294 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 790 girlsDCOklahoma: #171 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 773 girlsOKLouisiana: #369 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsLAMississippi: #284 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsMSAlabama: #272 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsALGeorgia: #248 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsGAHawaii: #185 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 650 girlsHITexas: #217 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsTXFlorida: #223 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#64 · 1 in 255
  2. Utah#81 · 1 in 370
  3. Idaho#97 · 1 in 418
  4. New Mexico#105 · 1 in 431
  5. Washington#108 · 1 in 478

Best ever in a state: #22 in Utah, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#64131 in 255
Utah#81411 in 370
Idaho#97161 in 418
New Mexico#105191 in 431
Washington#108481 in 478
Maine#113111 in 538
Alaska#12861 in 415
Kentucky#138351 in 683
Missouri#143431 in 713
Oregon#155201 in 772
Massachusetts#157371 in 801
North Carolina#160441 in 736
Arizona#163231 in 712
Oklahoma#171221 in 773
Indiana#172381 in 916
Rhode Island#17351 in 860
Arkansas#178151 in 839
New Hampshire#17851 in 938
Kansas#180161 in 840
California#1841631 in 941
Montana#18461 in 732
South Dakota#18451 in 849
Hawaii#18571 in 650
Minnesota#194231 in 1,154
Nebraska#197101 in 982
West Virginia#197121 in 983
District of Columbia#19871 in 790
Iowa#198161 in 1,162
Colorado#205171 in 1,017
Ohio#208571 in 1,210
Tennessee#212251 in 1,115
Texas#217971 in 1,066
Florida#223371 in 1,190
Michigan#234391 in 1,476
Virginia#245191 in 1,465
Georgia#248251 in 1,290
Pennsylvania#251431 in 1,535
Illinois#258481 in 1,477
Alabama#272151 in 1,450
Mississippi#284111 in 1,394
South Carolina#294111 in 1,550
Maryland#295101 in 1,826
Wisconsin#306121 in 2,414
New York#309531 in 1,855
Louisiana#369131 in 2,117
Connecticut#39651 in 2,838
New Jersey#403141 in 2,591
Delaware
North Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shauna
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 417 spots since 2024 (#8,443#8,860)
  • 2,535 spots since 2020 (#6,325#8,860)
  • 4,276 spots since 2015 (#4,584#8,860)
  • Biggest jump: 483 spots in 1949 (#1,173#690)
  • Biggest drop: 223 spots in 1951 (#773#996)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1938
  • Peaked 1979 at #189 (1,403 births)
  • Births halved by 1988, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1949–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,144
  • Highest: 1 in 1,144 girls born in 1979 were named Shauna (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 30.2% of all girls named Shauna (8,487) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s13#3,145 (1939)#3,744
1940s332#690 (1949)#2,127
1950s1,875#526 (1954)#718
1960s3,560#389 (1969)#542
1970s8,038#189 (1979)#316
1980s8,487#224 (1980)#299
1990s4,025#363 (1990)#629
2000s1,365#1,035 (2000)#1,684
2010s299#3,306 (2010)#4,989
2020s77#6,325 (2020)#8,287

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shauna in 1978

girls
#202
1,267 births · 1 in 1,209 girls
boys
#4,554
7 births · 1 in 234,548 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #202Shauna1,267

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #4,554Shauna7
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,209 of them was named Shauna, which outranked 98.2% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shauna
  1. #199Olivia1,312
  2. #200Autumn1,308
  3. #200Caroline1,308
  4. #202Shauna1,267
  5. #203Sonia1,265
  6. #204Carol1,264
  7. #204Sonya1,264
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. 4,240Aja#4,652#412
  2. 1,987Kiley#2,606#619
  3. 1,951Kylee#2,838#887
  4. 1,785Winter#2,780#995
  5. 1,620Kylie#2,026#406
Fallers
  1. 913Shalon#868#1,781
  2. 760Farah#854#1,614
  3. 519Tennille#462#981
  4. 398Shawnte#740#1,138
  5. 362Farrah#177#539

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 234,548 of them was named Shauna, which outranked 32.7% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shauna
  1. #4,157Zac8
  2. #4,157Zalmen8
  3. #4,157Zebulen8
  4. #4,554Shauna7
  5. #4,554Abasi7
  6. #4,554Abdallah7
  7. #4,554Absalom7
  8. #5,059Aamir6
  9. #5,059Aaren6
  10. #5,059Abdel6

Tied with 504 names at #4,554; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. 3,237Dequan#4,164#927
  2. 626Nicholaus#1,367#741
  3. 617Nicklaus#1,515#898
  4. 578Zebulon#1,476#898
  5. 424Anwar#1,121#697
Fallers
  1. 674Kinte#834#1,508
  2. 668Kunta#572#1,240
  3. 417Telly#732#1,149
  4. 415Lesley#937#1,352
  5. 310Amin#904#1,214

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1978