Girls' name · since 1970
Shajuana
Shajuana has 241 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shajuana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 241 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shajuana has been recorded 241 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 1999.
- #17,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 241 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shajuana ranks #17,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shajuana's 241 recorded births place it above 75.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shajuana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shajuana's full recorded timeline at 1982, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shajuana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1999
- Peak year (1977)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shajuana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (126 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Shajuana's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shajuana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
126 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 126 births (52% of all-time use).
Shajuana by state
Where Shajuana concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 241 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shajuana's data
- Shajuana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shajuanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shajuana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1970–1999 (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 Shajuana 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.