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Shanna

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shanna: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2009

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2009, ranging from #869 to #3397.19972000200320062009#869#3397
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#869
1997#1450
1998#1165
1999#1018
2000#1195
2001#1728
2002#1928
2003#1552
2004#2530
2005#2438
2006#2509
2007#2410
2008#3397
2009#2759

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 7 of the 37 years from 1971 to 2007.

In 2008: #439 among girls in Northern Ireland, #3397 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1971–2009 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #349 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2008

    Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2008).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2009

    Most recently recorded at #2759 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1971 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #284 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Shanna's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#33976HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#24109HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#25098HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#25307HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#155213HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#19289HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#119516HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#101820HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#116517HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#145012HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#86925HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3773HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2844HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#3776HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#3496HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Shanna is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Shanna, between 1971 and 2009, in 17 of those 39 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1971England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: highest position in 200319712009
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1971–20077#349 in 1971
England and Wales1996–200914#869 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20085#284 in 2003

Its high point came 32 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1971) than in Northern Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1971; it appears again in 1980.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Shanna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1971–2009.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1971 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #284 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.