Recorded 1974–1988 Girls' name Peak 1978 19 births

Shafonda — girls' name

19 babies named Shafonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

19 girls have been named Shafonda since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

19
total births
1974–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Shafonda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shafonda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shafonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Shafonda between 1974 and 1988, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shafonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shafonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shafonda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shafonda 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 19 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.

Shafonda at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

19

Since 1974

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1974

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1988

Shafonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1974

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 198819781974 5

Shafonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 68% of Shafonda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shafonda?
19 babies have been named Shafonda since 1974. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Shafonda most popular?
Shafonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shafonda been used?
Shafonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 15 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Shafonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, 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, 1974–1988 (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.