Girls' name · since 1981
Shanoah
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 103 babies named Shanoah, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanoah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 103 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanoah has been recorded 103 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1981 to 2011.
- #26,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanoah ranks #26,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanoah's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanoah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanoah's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanoah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2011
- Peak year (1999)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shanoah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Shanoah's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shanoah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Shanoah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Shanoah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1981–2011 (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 Shanoah 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.