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Shawana name meaning

Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Shawana mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shawana

User Submitted Origins

Islamic/Muslim
36%
African
32%
Native American
29%
Arabic
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from the United States says the name Shawana means "God of grase".
  2. According to a user from Mississippi, U.S., the name Shawana is of African origin and means "Queen Beautiful Ioving dependent".
  3. A submission from Jamaica says the name Shawana means "The Gift" and is of African origin.
  4. A user from Pakistan says the name Shawana is of Islamic / Muslim origin and means "Grace".
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Fun Facts about the name Shawana

  • How Popular is the name Shawana? Shawana is the 7,258th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Shawana have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,881 babies born with the first name Shawana in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shawana to occupy the territory of Christmas Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 1,462 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Shawana? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1956 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Shawana first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Shawana is Friday, November 27th, 1953.
  • What year had the most people named Shawana born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shawana was in 1977 with a total of 125 babies.
  • Random Shawana Factoid: According to the 1986 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shawana is not a popular baby girl's name in California. Imagine that, only 5 babies in California have the same name in 1986.
  • Weird things about the name Shawana: The name spelled backwards is Anawahs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Awnshaa. How do you pronounce that?
  • Shawana name meaning

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