Shania

“Uncertain; popularized by Shania Twain; a claimed Ojibwe sense is disputed” — Uncertain (popularized 1990s) origin

Girl's name · #2514 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Shania has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #171 (1996) · 15,814 babies named Shania all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Shanias

Shania Twain — Canadian country music singer and songwriter (born 1965)
Shania Collins — US athletics sprinter
Shania Hayles — English association football player (born 1999)
Shania van Nuland — Dutch association football player
Shania Robba — Gibraltarian footballer

What Shanias become

Among 44 notable people named Shania:

Athletes appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shania Collins, US athletics sprinter.

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