Recorded 1979–2006 Girls' name Peak 1993 99 births

Shanora — girls' name

99 babies named Shanora in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s411990s422000s10

The verdict

99 girls have been named Shanora since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

99
total births
1979–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Shanora was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shanora in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanora

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Shanora between 1979 and 2006, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanora performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shanora shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanora 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 99 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.

Shanora at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

99

Since 1979

28 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1979

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2006

Shanora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1979

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 20061994199219901988198419811979 6

Shanora by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 42% of Shanora's all-time total
1970s61980s411990s422000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanora?
99 babies have been named Shanora since 1979. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Shanora most popular?
Shanora was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Shanora been used?
Shanora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 28 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Shanora?
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, 1979–2006 (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.