Recorded 1968–1985 Girls' name Peak 1975 89 births

Mashanda — girls' name

89 babies named Mashanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s531980s31

The verdict

89 girls have been named Mashanda since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1985.

89
total births
1968–1985
years on record
1970s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Mashanda was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

12 babies were named Mashanda in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mashanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Mashanda between 1968 and 1985, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mashanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mashanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mashanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mashanda 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 89 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.

Mashanda at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

89

Since 1968

18 years of records

Peak year

1975

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1968

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1985

Mashanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1968

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1975)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 198519841982198119801979197819771976197519731968 5

Mashanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 60% of Mashanda's all-time total
1960s51970s531980s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mashanda?
89 babies have been named Mashanda since 1968. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1975 with 12 births.
When was Mashanda most popular?
Mashanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Mashanda been used?
Mashanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 18 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Mashanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Masako, Massiel, Masyn, 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, 1968–1985 (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.