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Shoshana

“Lily, rose” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #1682 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Shoshana reached its best rank, #1230, in 1984 and ranked #1682 in 2025. About 5,700 girls have carried it since 1948. In New Jersey and New York it runs 4–11× its national rate.

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.

Similar names: Amaria · Sonora · Rosanna · Shira · Elana · Suzanna

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