Unisex name · since 1966
Shandon
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 748 babies named Shandon, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 748
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shandon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 748 have been recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandon has been recorded 748 times among boys since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2022.
- #6,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 748 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandon ranks #6,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 748 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 748
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shandon's 748 recorded births place it above 86.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Shandon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shandon's full recorded timeline at 1994, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shandon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2022
- Peak year (1998)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Shandon popularity over time - girls
184 total births recorded since 1965 (Shandon as girls' name)
Shandon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (239 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Shandon's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shandon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 239 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shandon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shandon's total volume
Shandon by state
Where Shandon concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
21 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Shandon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shandons (21 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 Shandon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1966–2022 (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 Shandon 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.