Shaena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-na
Shaena is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shaena come from?
Possibly a variant of Yiddish Shayna 'beautiful' or Irish Sheena
Is Shaena a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaena is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Shaena in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,220 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 30 | #3,052 |
| 1985 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1984 | 38 | #2,469 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
Names like Shaena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha Kiara Brianna Shaina Brenna Kira Breanna Aisha Shayla Sara Shira Briana
Names related to Shaena
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shaena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaena, updated 20 October 2026.