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Shena

SHEE-nuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,377

Shena is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1984, when 198 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1952.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Shena Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s.

1,139
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Shena by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 64
1960s 247
1970s 642
1980s 1,139
1990s 234
2000s 17
2010s 13

How Popular Is Shena?

In 2018, Shena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Shena Is Used

Ireland #545 3 in 1975
England & Wales #4,527 3 in 1998
France #5,701 5 in 2007
United States #14,604 6 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Shena

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How to Say Shena

  • English SHEE-nuh

Sibling Names for Shena

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Shena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Shena

How popular is the name Shena?

In 2018, Shena was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Shena a girl's or a boy's name?

Shena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Shena?

Shena has 2 syllables.

When was Shena most popular?

Shena peaked in 1984, when 198 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.