Girls' name · since 1979
Shacola
71 babies named Shacola in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shacola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 71 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Shacola recorded 71 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1995.
- #31,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shacola ranks #31,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shacola's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shacola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shacola's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shacola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1995
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shacola by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (38 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Shacola's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shacola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Shacola's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1990s (28) -- 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 Shacola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1979–1995 (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 Shacola 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.