Shorna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHOR-nuh
Shorna is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shorna come from?
Uncertain; may be a variant of Shona or the Bengali name Shorna (Sanskrit svarna 'gold')
Is Shorna a girl's or a boy's name?
Shorna is a girls' name.
How popular is Shorna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 8 girls.
Shorna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Shorna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma, Anna, Charlotte, Georgia, Sarah, Francesca, Laura, Zoe, Sana, Eleanor, Sasha, Hannah
Names related to Shorna
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shorna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shorna, updated 20 October 2026.