Is Shenna a boy or girl name?

Shenna is a girl’s name. Of the 1,328 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shenna

Recorded 1948–2000 · United States

Shenna was most popular in 1984, when 179 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,461 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,328 people named Shenna.

Shenna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shenna’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shenna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shenna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,328 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org