Shango — boys' name

What the Data Says About Shango

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Shango between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shango currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shango performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shango shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shango 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 28 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.