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Shanna

Shanna is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States
US records 1880–2017
88 male / 28,197 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Shanna

If you do not know Shanna’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shanna,” in English, “Guten Tag Shanna,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Shanna,

German

Guten Tag Shanna,

French

Bonjour Shanna,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shanna:

Chinese

Shanna您好：

Japanese

Shanna様

English

Hi Shanna,

German

Hi Shanna,

French

Salut Shanna,

Spanish

Hola Shanna,

Chinese

Shanna你好：

Japanese

Shannaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Shanna by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name

United States birth data

88 male · 28,197 female · 28,285 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.3%Female ≈ 99.7%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shanna a male or female name?

Shanna is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Shanna in an email?

If you do not know Shanna’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shanna,” in English, “Guten Tag Shanna,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Shanna a unisex name?

Shanna is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Shanna a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shanna. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shanna,
  title  = {Is Shanna a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/shanna},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}