Given name
Shinna
“a virtuous woman; having goodness”
Shinna is a variant of Shina. One Japanese interpretation is “a virtuous woman; having goodness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shinna is a variant of Shina. One Japanese interpretation is “a virtuous woman; having goodness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shinna is a variant of Shina. An origin associated with Shina is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shinna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 6 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 6 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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