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Girl name

Shona

/ˈʃoʊnə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Shona has been given to about 2,414 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃoʊnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,283
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shona per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 160
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,414
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Shona?

Its best year was 1970, when 160 babies were given the name, ranking 847th. The typical living American called Shona is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Shona

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shonda0.81
  2. Zona0.81
  3. Shana0.78
  4. Shanna0.75
  5. Sheena0.72
  6. Mona0.70
  7. Dona0.70
  8. Nona0.70

Middle names for Shona

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shona Josephine0.84
  2. Shona Rose0.83
  3. Shona Louise0.83
  4. Shona June0.82
  5. Shona Pearl0.82
  6. Shona Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shona

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.79
  2. Heidisister · 0.75
  3. Angiesister · 0.74
  4. Damonbrother · 0.73
  5. Troybrother · 0.71
  6. Barronbrother · 0.69

Where Shona is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shona White0.78
    2. Shona Reyes0.78
    3. Shona Nguyen0.78
    4. Shona Moore0.78
    5. Shona Lee0.78
    6. Shona Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shona

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.