Girls' name · since 1970
Shadonna
Shadonna has 638 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 638
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
638 girls have been named Shadonna since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shadonna recorded 638 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2001.
- #10,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 638 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadonna ranks #10,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 638 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 638
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shadonna's 638 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by District of Columbia.
Shadonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shadonna splits its recorded history at 1984: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shadonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2001
- Peak year (1980)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Shadonna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (339 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Shadonna's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shadonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
339 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 339 births (53% of all-time use).
How Shadonna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shadonna's total volume
Shadonna by state
Where Shadonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | District of Columbia | | 15 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
15 of 638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shadonna's data
- Shadonna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (339 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- District of Columbia records the most Shadonnas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. District of Columbia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shadonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1970–2001 (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 Shadonna 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.