Girls' name · since 1980
Shamanda
Shamanda has 79 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
79 girls have been named Shamanda since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shamanda recorded 79 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1993.
- #29,811 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamanda ranks #29,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamanda's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shamanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamanda splits its recorded history at 1986: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Shamanda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (55 births, 70% of the file).
1980s was Shamanda's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Shamanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Shamanda's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1980–1993 (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 Shamanda 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.