Girls' name · since 1972
Shalandra
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 241 babies named Shalandra, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalandra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 241 have been recorded since 1972.
Shalandra has 241 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1996.
- #17,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 241 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalandra ranks #17,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalandra'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 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shalandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shalandra's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shalandra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1996
- Peak year (1980)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shalandra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (117 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Shalandra's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Shalandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 117 births (49% of all-time use).
Shalandra by state
Where Shalandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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- Shalandra's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 1990s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Shalandras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1972–1996 (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 Shalandra 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.