Recorded 1972–1995 Girls' name Peak 1991 109 births

Shandale — girls' name

109 babies named Shandale in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s231990s71
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shandale was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

29 babies were named Shandale in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shandale

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Shandale between 1972 and 1995, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shandale currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shandale performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shandale shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shandale in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shandale 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 109 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.

Shandale at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

109

Since 1972

24 years of records

Peak year

1991

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1972

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shandale popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1972

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1991)
29
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
010203040 199519941993199219911990198819871983198019751972 10

Shandale popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1972 (Shandale as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1972 5

Shandale by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 65% of Shandale's all-time total
1970s151980s231990s71

Shandale by state

Where Shandale concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shandale
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.6%
California share of Shandale's total US births 4.6%

5 of 109 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shandale?
109 babies have been named Shandale since 1972. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 29 births.
When was Shandale most popular?
Shandale was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shandale most popular?
The top states for the name Shandale are California (5 births).
How long has the name Shandale been used?
Shandale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 24 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shandale?
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, 1972–1995 (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.