Shawna

/ SHAWN-uh /
girlmodernvintageirish

“god is gracious” — Irish, Hebrew

—2024 rank
1977peak year
45,480babies named Shawna since 1880
▼ 29%5-year trend

Shawna popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 197718801920196020002024

What does Shawna mean?

Feminine form of Shawn, an anglicized spelling of Sean, the Irish form of John, 'God is gracious'.

OriginIrish, Hebrew
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, vintage

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