Shauna

Girl name

Shauna has been given to 28,121 babies in the U.S. since 1938. It peaked in 1979.

Meaning & origin /ˈʃɔːnə/

From Shaun +&lrm; -a, variant of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Sheena.

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

28,121

Peak year

1979 (1,416 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1938

10-year trend

▼ -63%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Shauna.

28,372 babies since 1931

27,553 babies since 1952

26,960 babies since 1950

26,685 babies since 1880

29,748 babies since 1937

26,439 babies since 1953

30,325 babies since 1959

25,573 babies since 1933

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