Shania

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Shania is a feminine given name, popularized by country and pop singer Shania Twain. It is Twain, born Eilleen Regina Edwards, adopted the surname of her stepfather, Gerald "Jerry" Twain, an Ojibwe, and later changed her given name to "Shania" in his honour.

From Wikipedia

Shania first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 457 babies (rank #107 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shania

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,740

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

457

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
1996	26	#866
1997	33	#734
1998	92	#362
1999	336	#138
2000	457	#107
2001	187	#212
2002	156	#254
2003	213	#219
2004	122	#326
2005	176	#254
2006	151	#298
2007	126	#349
2008	120	#371
2009	107	#397
2010	92	#453
2011	78	#539
2012	64	#653
2013	78	#539
2014	41	#919
2015	39	#940
2016	46	#835