Names / Girl names
Shoshana
Current rank
#1,682
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,230
in 1984
First recorded
1948
in U.S. data
Children named
5,600
since 1948
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,230 in 1984 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
“lily” (Hebrew). It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1948. It peaked in 1984 at #1,230. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 5,600 have carried it since records began.