Girls' name · since 1968
Mashanda
Mashanda has 89 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
89 girls have been named Mashanda since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mashanda has been recorded 89 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1985.
- #28,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mashanda ranks #28,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mashanda's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mashanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mashanda's full recorded timeline at 1979, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mashanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1985
- Peak year (1975)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Mashanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (53 births, 60% of the file).
1970s was Mashanda's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Mashanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 53 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Mashanda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 1980s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mashanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mashanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.