Shena
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables.
Shena by the numbers
Its American peak was 198 babies in 1984, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Shena
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sienareddish-brown earth pigment; place name454 in the US (2017)
- Senahospitable or welcoming; a form of Xenia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shanalily; a form of Shoshana6 in England and Wales (2025)
- SheenaGod is gracious; form of Siobhan20 in the US (2017)
- Shebaoath; seven8 in the US (2017)
- Sheinaa form of sheyna or beautiful7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Shena
Names that are said the same way as Shena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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