Shoshana
Shoshana was the 1682nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1230th; the most babies were born in 2022 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved up 166 places. More babies were named Shoshana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,682 girls, down 67 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 123girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,682babies recorded
Shoshana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,682 | 123 |
| 2020 | #1,615 | 130 |
| 2010 | #1,829 | 112 |
| 2000 | #1,790 | 98 |
| 1990 | #1,575 | 97 |
| 1980 | #1,515 | 79 |
| 1970 | #2,565 | 29 |
| 1960 | #2,637 | 22 |
| 1950 | #5,999 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shoshana, counting every spelling?
Shoshana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,447 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,682 for Shoshana on its own. Together these spellings went to 132 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoshana | 123 | #1,682 | 659 |
| Shoshanna | 9 | #10,795 | 46 |
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 Shoshana?
123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shoshana (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shoshana 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 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shoshana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shoshana?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Shoshana are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 12 and 39. That makes Shoshana 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.
Shoshana by state
How common Shoshana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (15.2×), New York (4.8×), Maryland (3.7×). In 42 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 Shoshana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shoshana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shoshana
How popular is the name Shoshana?
Shoshana was the 1682nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1230th; the most babies were born in 2022 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved up 166 places. More babies were named Shoshana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shoshana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shoshana in the US.
Where is Shoshana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shoshana was most common in New Jersey (1.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Maryland.