Shoshana
Girl name · #1677 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 123 baby girls were named Shoshana, placing it at #1677 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1839, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,634 girls born in 2025 was named Shoshana.
Babies named Shoshana per year. Source: SSA.
The 77-year story
Shoshana first appears in the Social Security records in 1948, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 152 babies and a rank of #1456. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Shoshana in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Shoshana is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Shoshana will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Shoshana is most common
State-level data for Shoshana is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Shoshana
Statistically, parents drawn to Shoshana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sana, Silvana, Eleana, Catarina, and Leana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Shoshana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1673 |
| 2024 | 113 | #1779 |
| 2023 | 125 | #1656 |
| 2022 | 152 | #1456 |
| 2021 | 146 | #1469 |
| 2020 | 130 | #1608 |
| 2019 | 139 | #1548 |
| 2018 | 110 | #1840 |
| 2017 | 134 | #1614 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1908 |
| 2015 | 112 | #1839 |
| 2014 | 118 | #1757 |
| 2013 | 91 | #2096 |
| 2012 | 97 | #2003 |
| 2011 | 112 | #1804 |
| 2010 | 112 | #1818 |
| 2009 | 106 | #1956 |
| 2008 | 100 | #2054 |
| 2007 | 91 | #2177 |
| 2006 | 85 | #2248 |
| 2005 | 124 | #1624 |
| 2004 | 110 | #1746 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1733 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1821 |
| 2001 | 103 | #1739 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Shoshana a popular girl name?
Shoshana ranked #1677 among girls in 2025 with 123 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1839.
When was the name Shoshana most popular?
Shoshana peaked in 2022, when 152 American girls received the name (ranked #1456 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Shoshana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,634 newborn American girls was named Shoshana. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.