Girls' name · since 1963
Shalonda
Shalonda has 4,632 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,632
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,632 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalonda has been recorded 4,632 times among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 2009.
- #2,698 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,632 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalonda ranks #2,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,632 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,632
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalonda's 4,632 recorded births place it above 96.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Shalonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalonda splits its recorded history at 1986: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 261 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2009
- Peak year (1980)
- 261
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shalonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,933 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Shalonda's strongest decade.
1,933 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shalonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 170
1960s
170 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,933 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,749 births
- 1990s 673
1990s
673 births
- 2000s 107
2000s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,933 births (42% of all-time use).
How Shalonda 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 Shalonda's total volume
Shalonda by state
Where Shalonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 326 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 318 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 285 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 264 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 234 | 5.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 207 | 4.5% |
| #7 | California | | 191 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 186 | 4.0% |
326 of 4,632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Shalonda appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shalonda's data
- Shalonda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,933 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shalondas (326 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 Shalonda: 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 (~46 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, 1963–2009 (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 Shalonda 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.