Shenna
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables.
Shenna by the numbers
Its American peak was 179 babies in 1984, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Shenna
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 Shenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Siennareddish-brown earth; the city of Siena1,530 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sennaplant used for medicinal purposes18 in England and Wales (2025)
- SheenaGod is gracious; form of Siobhan20 in the US (2017)
- ShannaGod is gracious; a form of Johanna19 in the US (2017)
- Sheinaa form of sheyna or beautiful7 in the US (2017)
- Syenna5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Shenna
Names that are said the same way as Shenna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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