Given name
Seanna
“God is gracious”
Seanna is a variant of Shauna. In Irish use, Shauna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Seanna is a variant of Shauna. In Irish use, Shauna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Seanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,355
- 0 boys · 2,355 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 125 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,372 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,372 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 125 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,881 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Seanna’s family of names
In English usage, Seanna has a conventional equivalent in the German form Johanna. Seanna has a related form in Shauna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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Adrianna
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