Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Shainna isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shainna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137
- 0 boys · 137 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 161 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.
Shainna’s family of names
Shainna may belong to the same name family as Shaina. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Shainna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Shayna
“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”
>99% girls
Vanna
“golden-haired woman”
>99% girls
Roxanna
“born with the morning's first light”
>99% girls
Roxana
“born with the morning's first light”
>99% girls
Sarina
“princess”
>99% girls
Alyse
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Sasha
“helper and defender of people”
8% boys · 92% girls
Shania
Shania is a feminine given name.
>99% girls