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Shania
OriginOjibway
Meaning"I'm on my way"
About Shania
This obscure Native-American name owes its very life to country singer Shania Twain, who dropped her original name, Eileen, for it.
Pronounced SHAHN-yuh.
As of October 2026, Shania ranked #2535 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #171 in 1996.
Editor's take: The name Shania is a girl's name of Ojibwa origin meaning "I'm on my way".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,462 | 154 | 86.2 |
| 2015 | #1,665 | 129 | 72.3 |
| 2016 | #1,681 | 128 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | #1,975 | 101 | 58.5 |
| 2018 | #1,530 | 143 | 84.1 |
| 2019 | #2,066 | 92 | 54.8 |
| 2020 | #2,150 | 85 | 52.6 |
| 2021 | #1,923 | 103 | 62.8 |
| 2022 | #2,139 | 90 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | #2,046 | 96 | 59.8 |
| 2024 | #2,622 | 67 | 41.4 |
| 2025 | #2,535 | 70 | 43.6 |
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Shania on lists
Famous Shanias
- Shania Twain (born Eilleen Regina Edwards)
Canadian country music singer
Shania in pop culture
- Shania Clemmons
character on TV's "The New Normal"
- Shania Lowry
character from the Black Mirror episode "USS Callister"
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