Shauna
Shauna is an Irish female given name. It is the female version of the male names Shawn or Sean, both of which are in turn derived from John.
Meaning & Origin of Shauna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shauna is an Irish female given name. It is the female version of the male names Shawn or Sean, both of which are in turn derived from John.
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The Story of Shauna
Shauna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 1,403 Shaunas were born — ranking #189 that year. As of 2026, Shauna ranks #8,578 for baby girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 28K Shaunas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Shauna
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Shauna Adix (1932–1998), American educator and administrator at the University of Utah
- Shauna Anderson , American restaurateur, author, historian, and businesswoman
- Shauna Cooper , American psychologist and academic
- Shauna Coxsey , English professional rock climber
- Shauna Cross , American roller derby athlete
- Shauna Gambill , American beauty queen
- Shauna Grant , American nude model and pornographic actress
- Shauna Green (born 1979), American basketball coach
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Names that sound like Shauna
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About the name Shauna
Shauna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 28K births in the dataset. Shauna's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #189. Use the chart and map above to compare Shauna'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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