Recorded 1975–2004 Girls' name Peak 1991 241 births

Shanara — girls' name

241 babies named Shanara in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s941990s1012000s18

The verdict

241 girls have been named Shanara since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

241
total births
1975–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Shanara was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Shanara in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanara

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Shanara between 1975 and 2004, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shanara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanara 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 241 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.

Shanara at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

241

Since 1975

30 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1975

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2004

Shanara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1975

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20041998199419901986198219781975 5

Shanara by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
101 births that decade — 42% of Shanara's all-time total
1970s281980s941990s1012000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanara?
241 babies have been named Shanara since 1975. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Shanara most popular?
Shanara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shanara been used?
Shanara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 30 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Shanara?
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.

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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, 1975–2004 (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.