Recorded 1974–1997 Girls' name Peak 1975 36 births

Ashonda — girls' name

36 babies named Ashonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s71990s5

The verdict

36 girls have been named Ashonda since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1997.

36
total births
1974–1997
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Ashonda was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ashonda in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Ashonda between 1974 and 1997, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashonda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ashonda at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

36

Since 1974

24 years of records

Peak year

1975

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1974

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1997

Ashonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1974

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1975)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 19971980197619751974 5

Ashonda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 67% of Ashonda's all-time total
1970s241980s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashonda?
36 babies have been named Ashonda since 1974. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1975 with 11 births.
When was Ashonda most popular?
Ashonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Ashonda been used?
Ashonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 24 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Ashonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ashley, Ashlyn, Ashlee, Ashleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.