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Shoshanna

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Shoshanna was most popular in 1980, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,048 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 823 people named Shoshanna.

Most popular in1980
Rank that year#5,048
Births that year26
Total since 1880823
Given to100% girls

Shoshanna over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shoshanna’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shoshanna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shoshanna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 823 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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