Shonna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHON-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Shonna 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 Shonna mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Shawna, feminine of Shawn
“God is gracious”
Is Shonna a girl's or a boy's name?
Shonna is a girls' name.
How popular is Shonna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 194 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942.
Half of all the girls named Shonna in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shonna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 49 | #2,366 |
| 1988 | 51 | #2,211 |
| 1987 | 51 | #2,127 |
| 1986 | 48 | #2,169 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,739 |
| 1984 | 59 | #1,812 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,816 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,703 |
| 1981 | 87 | #1,406 |
| 1980 | 97 | #1,310 |
| 1979 | 123 | #1,104 |
| 1978 | 149 | #947 |
| 1977 | 194 | #779 |
| 1976 | 95 | #1,191 |
| 1975 | 99 | #1,162 |
| 1974 | 118 | #1,013 |
| 1973 | 122 | #973 |
| 1972 | 151 | #855 |
| 1971 | 160 | #851 |
| 1970 | 180 | #784 |
| 1969 | 149 | #852 |
| 1968 | 75 | #1,267 |
| 1967 | 51 | #1,581 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,766 |
| 1965 | 69 | #1,302 |
| 1964 | 65 | #1,393 |
| 1963 | 62 | #1,417 |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,916 |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,892 |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,924 |
| 1959 | 22 | #2,457 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 20 | #2,529 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
Names like Shonna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sara, Rebecca, Lisa, Dina, Samantha, Brenna, Tara, Kendra, Bridget, Jessica, Laura, Karla
Names related to Shonna
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Shonna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shonna, updated 20 October 2026.