Unisex name · since 1970
Shajuan
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 142 babies named Shajuan, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shajuan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 142 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shajuan has been recorded 142 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1997.
- #23,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shajuan ranks #23,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shajuan's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shajuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shajuan splits its recorded history at 1983: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shajuan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1997
- Peak year (1981)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shajuan popularity over time - boys
56 total births recorded since 1990 (Shajuan as boys' name)
Shajuan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (60 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Shajuan's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shajuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 60 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Shajuan's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 1990s (49) -- 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 Shajuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1970–1997 (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 Shajuan 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.