Shania
Shania was the 2535th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 171st with 1,837 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 869 places. More babies were named Shania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,535 girls, down 384 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19961,837 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,814babies recorded
Shania popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,535 | 70 |
| 2020 | #2,151 | 85 |
| 2010 | #958 | 268 |
| 2000 | #291 | 1,098 |
| 1990 | #3,139 | 36 |
| 1980 | #3,825 | 21 |
| 1970 | #9,062 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shania, counting every spelling?
Shania is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shania | 70 | #2,535 | 426 |
| Shaniah | 8 | #11,777 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shania?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shania (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shania born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shania.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shania?
About 15,600 people born in the US named Shania are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 20 and 29. That makes Shania mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shania by state
How common Shania was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shania: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shania, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shania
How popular is the name Shania?
Shania was the 2535th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 171st with 1,837 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 869 places. More babies were named Shania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shania a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shania in the US.
Where is Shania most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shania was most common in Florida (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and New York.