Shauna comes from the Irish tradition, meaning God is gracious.
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How popular is Shauna?
1979peak year
Today, Shauna is a rare name in U.S. records with about 18 babies named Shauna each year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1979, Shauna reached #189 nationally — 1,403 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Shauna's usage has fallen in recent decades. In all, around 28,110 babies have been registered as Shauna since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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