Is Shonna a boy or girl name?

Shonna is a girl’s name. Of the 3,089 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Shonna

Recorded 1942–2010 · United States

Shonna was most popular in 1977, when 194 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,364 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,089 people named Shonna.

Shonna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shonna’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shonna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shonna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,089 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shonna

Where Shonna is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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