Shenandoah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shen-an-DOH-a
- Origin
- Native American
Shenandoah is a girls' name of Native American origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shenandoah mean?
Native American: Virginia river and valley name, from a Native American language
Often said to mean 'daughter of the stars', but the true meaning of the place name is unknown.
Is Shenandoah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shenandoah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shenandoah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Shenandoah in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shenandoah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Nicknames for Shenandoah
- Shen
Names like Shenandoah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Sarah, Brianna, Kiara, Rhiannon, Savannah, Elizabeth, Samantha, Summer, Brittany, Briana, Ashley
More Native American names
Dakota, Tallulah, Nayeli, Winona, Kenai, Cree, Xochitl, Xitlali, Citlali, Alaska, Talulah, Sequoia, Denali, Tennessee, Dakoda, Lakota
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, “Shenandoah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shenandoah, updated 20 October 2026.