Shoshana

“Lily, rose” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #1673 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Shoshana has appeared in US records since 1948 — best rank #1225 (1984) · 5,682 babies named Shoshana all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

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

Famous Shoshanas

Shoshana Damari — Israeli singer, artist and actress (1923–2006)
Shoshana Zuboff — American sociologist, professor emerita at Harvard Business School and author
Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino — Israeli politician (1926-2015)
Shoshana Parsitz — Israeli politician (1892–1969)
Shoshana Strook — daughter of Orit Strook (1987–2026)

What Shoshanas become

Among 72 notable people named Shoshana:

Artists & writers appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shoshana Zuboff, American sociologist, professor emerita at Harvard Business School and author.

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