Boys' name · since 1971
Shango
28 babies named Shango in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
28 boys have been named Shango since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shango has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1995.
- #26,512 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shango ranks #26,512 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shango's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shango's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shango's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shango popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1972)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shango by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).
1970s was Shango's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Shango births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
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- Shango's decade-level peak was the 1970s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shango: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Shango 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.