Given name
Shoshanah
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Shoshanah is a variant of Shoshana. In Arabic use, Shoshana carries the interpretation “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shoshanah is a variant of Shoshana. In Arabic use, Shoshana carries the interpretation “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shoshanah is a variant of Susannah. An origin associated with Susannah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shoshanah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 193
- 0 boys · 193 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 13 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 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 245 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.
Shoshanah’s family of names
Shoshanah has a related form in Susannah. Shoshanah has a related form in Shoshana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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