Shana · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1937

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 87 recorded years as a table

Shana, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1937	5
1939	7
1940	7
1941	6
1942	7
1943	6
1944	4
1946	4
1947	8
1948	8
1949	10
1950	8
1951	8
1952	10
1953	14
1954	23
1955	18
1956	10
1957	19
1958	28
1959	23
1960	38
1961	46
1962	50
1963	68
1964	92
1965	150
1966	220
1967	230
1968	268
1969	520
1970	567
1971	440
1972	502
1973	468
1974	460
1975	699
1976	902
1977	979
1978	878
1979	746
1980	550
1981	491
1982	410
1983	430
1984	928
1985	827
1986	638
1987	586
1988	531
1989	417
1990	401
1991	372
1992	323
1993	288
1994	221
1995	209
1996	195
1997	159
1998	144
1999	120
2000	106
2001	81
2002	76
2003	79
2004	62
2005	62
2006	58
2007	38
2008	50
2009	33
2010	28
2011	28
2012	31
2013	18
2014	18
2015	21
2016	11
2017	19
2018	18
2019	18
2020	18
2021	7
2022	14
2023	16
2024	21
2025	16

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shana isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 25
Rank in 2025: #5,099
How rare: 1 in 64,290 girls
Since 1937: 29,635

Most popular in 1977, at 979 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 25% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.