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Sheana

♀ Girl

Pronounced shee-AN-uh /ʃiˈæn.ə/Medium

Meaning: Sheana is a variant of Shauna or Sheena, feminine forms of Sean — the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' The added -a softens Sheena into a three-beat name while keeping the John root and its gracious meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Sheana is a soft variant of Shauna or Sheena — feminines of Sean, the Irish John meaning 'God is gracious' (said 'shee-AN-uh'). A late-century coinage that peaked around 1985.
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Origin LowIrish, Hebrew
MeaningSheana is a variant of Shauna or Sheena, feminine forms of Sean — the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' The added -a softens Sheena into a three-beat name while keeping the John root and its gracious meaning.
U.S. rank (2009)#15005 ↘ Falling
2009 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1985
Total births (all-time)≈ 623

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198519682009

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sheana is a variant of Shauna or Sheena, feminine spins on Sean, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' It belongs to the later twentieth century's fashion for Sh- girls' names built from Irish men's names. Its small high fell around 1985 at close to a hundred girls a year.

Sheana stayed uncommon and eased off after the nineteen-eighties. It reads as a gentle, of-its-era name among Shauna, Sheena, and Shaina; the spelling can prompt a pronunciation note, which is why we flag the audio, and it has not returned in force.

Did you know? Sheana traces back, through Sean and Sheena, to the very same Hebrew name as John — so a modern-sounding girls' name quietly shares its root with one of the oldest boys' names in the West.
Overall data confidence 50%
References — Sheana — variant of Shauna/Sheena < Sean < John 'God is gracious'

Variations

ShaunaSheenaShaina

Nicknames

SheaAna

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If you like Sheana…

Shauna— a parent feminine of Sean that Sheana varies
Sheena— the closest sister form, sharing the Sh- and John root
Shaina— a like Sh- girls' name of the same era
Deanna— a same-rhythm three-beat name of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sheana mean?

Sheana is a variant of Shauna or Sheena, feminines of Sean, from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious'; it carries that meaning.

How do you pronounce Sheana?

It's said shee-AN-uh /ʃiˈæn.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Sheana a boy or girl name?

Sheana is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Sheana?

Sheana was an uncommon name that had its small high in the mid-nineteen-eighties and has been rare since.

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