Shanna

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Sana in FR France, PK Pakistan, ES Spain and 2 more, Shauna in US United States, CA Canada, AU Australia and 1 more, Jona in PH Philippines, FI Finland, BR Brazil and 1 more and Сания in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Shanna is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hindi given name28K records spelled Shanna3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Shànna

• Spanish given name15K records spelled Shanna6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Shännä, Shānna, Shãññä, Shánna

• Chinese given name1.3K records spelled Shanna2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Taiwan, China, United Kingdom

  Also written Shan-Na

• Bangla given name680 records spelled Shanna3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Canada, Spain

• Russian given name367 records spelled Shanna10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Шанна, Scianna, Шэнна

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 95 years between 1931–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Zhanna Yorkinab. 1939RUnot in their usual nameSoviet cosmonaut
• Zhanna Prokhorenkob. 1940RUnot in their usual nameSoviet and Russian actress (1940-2011)
• Zhanna Gromovab. 1949RUnot in their usual namefigure skating coach
• Zhanna Agalakovab. 1965RUnot in their usual nameRussian journalist
• Zhanna Pintusevich-Blockb. 1972UAnot in their usual nameUkrainian-Israeli sprinter
• Jeanna Friskeb. 1974RUnot in their usual nameRussian actor and singer (1974-2015)
• Shanna Moaklerb. 1975USAmerican actress and model
• Zhanna Badoevab. 1976ITnot in their usual nameUkrainian, later Russian TV presenter
• Shanna Collinsb. 1983USAmerican actress
• Zhanna Nemtsovab. 1984RUnot in their usual nameRussian and German journalist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 423 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Shanna?

We estimate roughly 258 thousand people bear Shanna (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Shanna have the most bearers?

Shanna is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled soni.

How common is Shanna compared with other names?

In India, Shanna is the 92nd most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

Is Shanna a male or female name?

Shanna is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Shanna mean?

Recorded meaning: Recent coinage, apparently an altered, more obviously feminine form of pShannon.