Shoshana

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning

Shoshana is a Hebrew feminine first name. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible and, via Σουσάννα, it developed into such European and Christian names as Susanna, Susan, Susanne, Susana, Susannah, Suzanne, Susie, Suzie, Sanna and Zuzana.

From Wikipedia

Shoshana first appears in the data in 1948 and has been recorded in 76 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 151 babies (rank #1,467 that year). In 2024 it was given to 112 girls (rank #1,796). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Shoshana

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shoshana yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5,557
Total babies (all years)
76
Years in the data
151
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19487#4,596
19505#6,000
19515#6,114
195211#3,527
19536#5,588
195410#3,932
195510#4,019
19567#5,250
19575#6,888
19587#5,328
195915#3,231
196022#2,637
196115#3,446
196214#3,571
196311#4,233
196417#3,222
19657#5,734
196614#3,527
196720#2,857
196830#2,239
196934#2,204
197029#2,565
197136#2,238
197244#1,916
197349#1,785
197452#1,756
197561#1,624
197673#1,443
197767#1,606
197877#1,484
197969#1,642
198079#1,515
198181#1,503
198294#1,335
198377#1,493
1984106#1,231
198593#1,393
198690#1,435
198792#1,430
198884#1,575
198989#1,585
199097#1,575
199196#1,597
1992109#1,461
199393#1,639
199475#1,903
1995114#1,430
1996106#1,517
1997141#1,263
1998103#1,596
199991#1,766
200098#1,790
2001103#1,746
200298#1,841
2003109#1,738
2004110#1,755
2005124#1,630
200685#2,262
200791#2,196
2008100#2,059
2009106#1,977
2010112#1,829
2011112#1,815
201297#2,013
201391#2,104
2014118#1,766
2015112#1,848
2016105#1,926
2017134#1,623
2018110#1,848
2019139#1,557
2020130#1,613
2021146#1,472
2022151#1,467
2023125#1,665
2024112#1,796