Shania
A girls’ name of Ojibwe origin, meaning i am on my way.
Babies a year
101
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2006
14 babies
Shania by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Shania. In the US, 101 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,835 babies in 1996, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shania. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Saniaradiant, brilliant, shining36 in the US (2017)
- Shanalily; a form of Shoshana6 in England and Wales (2025)
- ShannaGod is gracious; a form of Johanna19 in the US (2017)
- Shanisaturn; the planet saturn in hindu astrology5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shadiasinger; one who sings11 in the US (2017)
- Shaziafragrant or noble woman6 in England and Wales (2025)
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