girl's name

Shiona

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 75

Ireland

#502

1979 births

Shiona is a girl's name. In 2002 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Scotland in 1980, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Scotland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1974.

Shiona over time

Births per decade in Scotland, 1970s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1988, not a full ten years.

19
'70 '80
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Births named Shiona by decade in Scotland
Decade Births
1970s 11
1980s (to 1988) 19

How popular is Shiona?

In 1988, Shiona was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #668 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shiona is used

Ireland #502 4 in 1979
Scotland #668 3 in 1988
England & Wales #5,010 3 in 2002
United States #16,913 5 in 2002

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.

Figures for Scotland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shiona

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shiona also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shiona over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shiona

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shiona — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shiona

How popular is the name Shiona?

In 1988, Shiona was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #668 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Shiona is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shiona most popular?

Shiona peaked in 1980, when 6 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.