Recorded 1980–1993 Girls' name Peak 1981 79 births

Shamanda — girls' name

79 babies named Shamanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

79 girls have been named Shamanda since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

79
total births
1980–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Shamanda was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shamanda in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Shamanda between 1980 and 1993, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shamanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamanda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shamanda at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

79

Since 1980

14 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1980

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shamanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1980

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 19931992199119901989198619851984198319811980 6

Shamanda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
55 births that decade — 70% of Shamanda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamanda?
79 babies have been named Shamanda since 1980. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Shamanda most popular?
Shamanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Shamanda been used?
Shamanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 14 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shamanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.