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How popular is the name Shonna?

Births per year, rank history and how many Shonnas are alive today.

Shonna (female), a spelling of Shona, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2007 (ranked 5201st); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 3 babies were given the name, the 3795th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Shona you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old. Half of all Shonas born in England and Wales are between 25 and 34, and there are at least 2,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Shona - on average, only one in every 122 such rooms contains a Shona.

How many babies are named Shonna each year?

Includes all spellings: Shonna, Shona. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

050100150200200020201996: 1681997: 2001998: 1821999: 1372000: 1432001: 1212002: 712003: 582004: 612005: 602006: 432007: 492008: 392009: 422010: 232011: 322012: 152013: 172014: 172015: 102016: 112017: 82018: 62019: 72020: 62023: 42024: 52025: 3actual

Where does the Shonna spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020001996: ranked 3,7952000: ranked 3,9122007: ranked 5,201

Where does the Shona spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 2411997: ranked 2111998: ranked 2301999: ranked 2732000: ranked 2752001: ranked 3032002: ranked 4452003: ranked 5322004: ranked 5282005: ranked 5532006: ranked 7172007: ranked 7272008: ranked 8452009: ranked 8212010: ranked 1,3322011: ranked 1,0672012: ranked 1,8932013: ranked 1,7072014: ranked 1,7022015: ranked 2,4962016: ranked 2,3672017: ranked 2,9252018: ranked 3,5182019: ranked 3,1512020: ranked 3,4472023: ranked 4,7102024: ranked 4,1932025: ranked 5,927

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Shonna per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 200 in 1997
Shonna: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Shonna most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Shona, peaked in 1997, when 200 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Shonna spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 3 babies.

How many people are called Shonna?

At least 2,600 people named Shonna in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Shonna?

Most living Shonnas are between 25 and 34; the most common age is about 29.

Is Shonna becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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