Recorded 1976–1992 Girls' name Peak 1977 17 births

Shanida — girls' name

17 babies named Shanida in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121990s5

The verdict

17 girls have been named Shanida since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

17
total births
1976–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Shanida was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shanida in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanida

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Shanida between 1976 and 1992, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanida performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shanida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanida 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 17 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.

Shanida at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

17

Since 1976

17 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1976

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shanida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1976

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199219771976 5

Shanida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 71% of Shanida's all-time total
1970s121990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanida?
17 babies have been named Shanida since 1976. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Shanida most popular?
Shanida was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Shanida been used?
Shanida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 17 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shanida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.