What origin is the name Shauna?

Shauna comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Shauna a popular name?

Shauna is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Shauna?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Shauna — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

How is Shauna written in its native script?

Shauna is written शौना.

Shauna

Q: Is Shauna a rare name?

Yes. Shauna does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Shauna

Shauna

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Shauna is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "Derived from the Hebrew name John, this Sanskrit-origin name serves as a feminine form of Shaun and means God's gift.".

Shauna is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "Derived from the Hebrew name John, this Sanskrit-origin name serves as a feminine form of Shaun and means God's gift.". It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: शौना
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Derived from the Hebrew name John, this Sanskrit-origin name serves as a feminine form of Shaun and means God's gift.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as शौना

Quick answers about Shauna

Very rare in US records

What does Shauna mean?

Shauna is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "Derived from the Hebrew name John, this Sanskrit-origin name serves as a feminine form of Shaun and means God's gift.".

Is Shauna a rare name?

Yes. Shauna does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Shauna

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

The starting sound of Shauna has no entry in the traditional nakshatra syllable chart, so families usually choose it freely rather than by rashi. Its Chaldean name number is 3.

Combine Shauna with another name

Our free name combiner blends two names into new baby name ideas.

Names with a similar meaning to Shauna

Shauna means "Derived from the Hebrew name John, this Sanskrit-origin name serves as a feminine form of Shaun and means God's gift." — these names share that spirit.