Shalana
Feminine
Shalana sets the soft Sha- opening in front of Lana, making three flowing syllables with the stress in the middle. It sounds smooth from end to end, with nothing hard in it anywhere.
How old is the name Shalana?
Shalana first appears in US birth records in 1969 — 56 years ago. The typical Shalana alive today was born around 1985, making them about 40 years old. About 600 people named Shalana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shalana most popular?
Shalana peaked in 1985, reaching #2545 nationally. See the whole 1985 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Shalana
Lana, the name at its heart, is also the Latin and Spanish word for wool, and that word runs quietly through English. Lanolin, the soft grease that keeps sheep's wool supple and ends up in hand creams, was named from Latin lana and oleum, wool and oil. Shalana wraps that gentle word in a softer opening still, and the whole name has the feel of something warm and well kept.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Shalana. It joins the Sha- opening common in American names to Lana, and no record says who first put them together.
Pronouncing Shalana
shuh-LAH-nuh
Stress on the middle syllable. Some say shuh-LAN-uh, with the a of Lana as in Anna.
Nicknames for Shalana
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1969
- Most girls named
- 198538 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2545reached in 1985
- Change vs 2007
- 0.0%5 in 2008, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shalanas among us
people named Shalana are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shalana sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is soft, flowing and easy to say.
- Lana and Shay give two different short forms.
- It will be written Shalanna or Shelana by people who hear it first.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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- How many Shalanas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Shalana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shalana in 2025?
- Shalana is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Shalana will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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