Shonia

SHOH-nee-uh /ˈʃoʊniə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shonia is a very rare variant of Shana that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Shonia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1982. Shonia was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 1970 (16 births).

About the name Shonia

PronunciationSHOH-nee-uh /ˈʃoʊniə/
16peak births 1970
1962first in SSA data

Names similar to Shonia

How popular is Shonia?

Girls named Shonia
196219651970197519801982
Girls named Shonia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1962–1982 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1982) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shonia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19825—#12,035
19797—#8,868
19779—#6,802
19766—#9,069
19757—#7,837
19745—#9,996
19739—#5,995
19729—#5,869
197110—#5,471
197016—#3,846
196912—#4,386
196810—#4,728
19678—#5,384
19665—#7,457
19655—#7,373
19647—#5,922
19636—#6,487
19628—#5,231