Name meaning & stats
Shona
Shona means “God is gracious” (Scottish Gaelic origin). 2,414 US babies since 1940, peak 1970.
What it means
“God is gracious”
Scottish GaelicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1970
2,414 US babies were named Shona between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Shona (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 2 Shonnas spell it Shona
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1970)