Girls' name · since 1971
Shalunda
Shalunda has 108 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalunda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 108 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalunda has been recorded 108 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1992.
- #26,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalunda ranks #26,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalunda's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shalunda's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shalunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1992
- Peak year (1979)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shalunda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 61% of the file).
1970s was Shalunda's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shalunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (61% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shalunda's data
- Shalunda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1971–1992 (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 Shalunda 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.