girl (SSA Category)Hindi Origin

Shania

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“God is gracious, bright ray of sun”

Linguistic heritage: Hindi

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:shuh-NY-uh

IPA (US English):/ʃəˈnaɪ.ə/

Source: Wiktionary IPA Linguistic Transcription

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Peak Popularity19961,837 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#253570 births in 2025

Total US Registrations15,814Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1970 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1996 (1,837 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1970

Recent 2025 Level70 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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