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Shawna

Shawna means “God is gracious” (Irish origin). 45,640 US babies since 1940, peak 1977.

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What it means

“God is gracious”

IrishForm of Shauna

In US birth records

Peak year: 1977

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45,640 US babies were named Shawna between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Shawna (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 88% of the family

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1977)