Girls' name · since 1974
Shandee
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 165 babies named Shandee, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shandee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 165 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Shandee recorded 165 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2004.
- #21,796 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 165 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandee ranks #21,796 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shandee's 165 recorded births place it above 69.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Shandee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shandee's full recorded timeline at 1988, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shandee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2004
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shandee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (65 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Shandee's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shandee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (39% of all-time use).
Shandee by state
Where Shandee concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 10 | 6.1% |
10 of 165 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shandee's data
- Shandee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shandees (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shandee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1974–2004 (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 Shandee 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.