Boys' name · since 1998

Shanden

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Shanden, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,971 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Shanden sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Shanden recorded 39 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2009.

  • #23,971 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 39 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanden ranks #23,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,971 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shanden's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shanden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shanden's full recorded timeline at 2003, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shanden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 199819992001200320042009 5

Shanden by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 62% of the file).

2000s was Shanden's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Shanden births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanden? ▼
Shanden has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,971 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 8 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Shanden sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanden ranks #23,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shanden most popular? ▼
Shanden was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Shanden been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shanden since 1998 -- 12 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Shanden? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Shanden

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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2009 (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 Shanden 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.