Shawna

Where Shawna comes from

From Shawn + -a. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
— Wiktionary's entry for Shawna
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1941
    First appearance
    #4,420 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1977
    Peak, #139
    2,082 babies named Shawna — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1982
    Shawna Waldron born
    American actress
  4. 1987
    Shawna Lenee born
    American pornographic actress
  5. 1989
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #265.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, variant of Shauna.
Namesakes
  • Shawna Lenee · American pornographic actress, born 1987
  • Shawna Waldron · American actress, born 1982
  • Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell · American fighter pilot, born 1976
  • Shawna Pendry · sportsperson, born 2002
  • Shawna McCarthy · American magazine editor, born 1954

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.