Girls' name · since 1964
Shalanda
Shalanda has 1,744 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,744
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,744 have been recorded since 1964.
Shalanda has 1,744 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2005.
- #5,163 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,744 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalanda ranks #5,163 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,744 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,744
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalanda's 1,744 recorded births place it above 92.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Shalanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shalanda's full recorded timeline at 1983, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 115 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shalanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2005
- Peak year (1977)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Shalanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (828 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Shalanda's strongest decade.
828 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shalanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
828 births
- 1980s
1980s
607 births
- 1990s 207
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 828 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shalanda 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 Shalanda's total volume
Shalanda by state
Where Shalanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 101 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 100 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 87 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 87 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 70 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 49 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 48 | 2.8% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 42 | 2.4% |
101 of 1,744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Shalanda appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shalanda's data
- Shalanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (828 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shalandas (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shalanda: 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 (~41 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, 1964–2005 (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 Shalanda 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.