Shauna vs Susannah
Shauna and Susannahcompared 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 2014, Shauna was ranked #142 and Susannah #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Shauna was ranked #440 and Susannah #306 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Shauna was ranked #4192 and Susannah #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Shauna and Susannah over time
Shauna and Susannah appear together in 3 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Shauna held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Susannah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Susannah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Shauna in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Shauna and Susannah changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #2574.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Shauna held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Susannah in 13.
Highest recorded here: Shauna #115 in 2000, Susannah #325 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Susannah moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #1798 and #2058; by 2015 that had become #2496 and #1405.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Shauna #4192, Susannah #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1966–2014
Shauna held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Susannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Shauna #10 in 1995, Susannah #380 in 1966.
The order changed in 1971: Shauna moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #380 and #380; by 1971 that had become #417 and #466.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Shauna #142, Susannah #876.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2016
Shauna held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Susannah in 1.
Highest recorded here: Shauna #46 in 1997, Susannah #238 in 2006.
The order changed in 2016: Susannah moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #370 and #440; by 2016 that had become #440 and #306.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Shauna #440, Susannah #306.
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 | Shauna | Susannah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Shauna has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Susannah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
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
Susannah
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls