Shaunna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAW-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
Shaunna is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shaunna mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Shaun, the Irish form of John
“God is gracious”
Sean is the Irish form of John, borrowed from Norman French Jehan.
Is Shaunna a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaunna is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaunna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 48 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shaunna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shaunna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 18 | #1,182 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 46 | #616 |
| 1997 | 45 | #632 |
| 1996 | 48 | #568 |
How popular is Shaunna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 171 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the girls named Shaunna in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaunna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 36 | #3,147 |
| 1994 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 1993 | 46 | #2,634 |
| 1992 | 56 | #2,313 |
| 1991 | 54 | #2,350 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,809 |
| 1989 | 51 | #2,299 |
| 1988 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,661 |
| 1986 | 74 | #1,601 |
| 1985 | 103 | #1,297 |
| 1984 | 124 | #1,112 |
| 1983 | 113 | #1,165 |
| 1982 | 139 | #1,041 |
| 1981 | 105 | #1,239 |
| 1980 | 132 | #1,068 |
| 1979 | 168 | #892 |
| 1978 | 171 | #858 |
| 1977 | 107 | #1,160 |
| 1976 | 59 | #1,662 |
| 1975 | 52 | #1,780 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,709 |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,510 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1971 | 54 | #1,686 |
| 1970 | 65 | #1,518 |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 40 | #1,887 |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,921 |
| 1966 | 30 | #2,146 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,993 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,740 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,920 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 18 | #2,759 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,268 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
Names like Shaunna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Cara, Keira, Ffion, Sarah, Erin, Sara, Sasha, Kiara, Alisha, Molly, Sabrina
Names related to Shaunna
Shannon, Shanaya, Sianna, Shania, Sihana, Shauna, Sanna, Suhana, Shayna, Shaina, Shaniya
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shaunna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaunna, updated 20 October 2026.