Shahana
Sahana is a popular ragam in Carnatic music. It is a janya rāgam associated with the 28th Melakarta rāgam Harikambhoji.
Meaning & Origin of Shahana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sahana is a popular ragam in Carnatic music. It is a janya rāgam associated with the 28th Melakarta rāgam Harikambhoji.
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The Story of Shahana
Shahana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1978, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 9 Shahanas were born — ranking #6,809 that year. As of 2026, Shahana ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 150 Shahanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shahana
Shahana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Shahana's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #6,809. Use the chart and map above to compare Shahana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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