Mona vs Shauna
Mona and Shaunacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Mona was ranked #718 and Shauna #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mona was ranked #3318 and Shauna #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Mona and Shauna over time
Mona and Shauna appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Shauna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mona in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Mona held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Shauna in 17.
Highest recorded here: Mona #1065 in 2008, Shauna #115 in 2000.
The order changed in 2021: Mona moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #4001 and #4001; by 2021 that had become #1628 and #4634.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mona #3318, Shauna #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1968–2025
Mona held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Shauna in 23.
Highest recorded here: Mona #282 in 1970, Shauna #6 in 1993.
The order changed in 2025: Mona moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #898 and #631; by 2025 that had become #718 and #885.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mona #718, Shauna #885.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Mona | Shauna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mona and Shauna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Shauna
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls