Recorded 1970–1999 Girls' name Peak 1977 241 births

Shajuana — girls' name

241 babies named Shajuana in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1261980s931990s22

The verdict

241 girls have been named Shajuana since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1999.

241
total births
1970–1999
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shajuana was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

28 babies were named Shajuana in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shajuana

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Shajuana between 1970 and 1999, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shajuana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shajuana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shajuana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shajuana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shajuana 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 241 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.

Shajuana at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

241

Since 1970

30 years of records

Peak year

1977

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1970

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shajuana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1970

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1977)
28
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0102030 19991989198619821979197619711970 5

Shajuana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
126 births that decade — 52% of Shajuana's all-time total
1970s1261980s931990s22

Shajuana by state

Where Shajuana concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shajuana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.1%
Texas share of Shajuana's total US births 2.1%

5 of 241 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shajuana?
241 babies have been named Shajuana since 1970. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1977 with 28 births.
When was Shajuana most popular?
Shajuana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Shajuana most popular?
The top states for the name Shajuana are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Shajuana been used?
Shajuana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 30 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shajuana?
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.

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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, 1970–1999 (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.