Girls' name · since 1975
Shaquanna
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 873 babies named Shaquanna, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 873
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaquanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 873 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Shaquanna recorded 873 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2006.
- #8,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 873 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquanna ranks #8,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 873 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 873
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaquanna's 873 recorded births place it above 88.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shaquanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaquanna's full recorded timeline at 1989, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaquanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Shaquanna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (408 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Shaquanna's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shaquanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
408 births
- 1990s
1990s
384 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 408 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shaquanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shaquanna's total volume
Shaquanna by state
Where Shaquanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 270 | 30.9% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 41 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 37 | 4.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 36 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 19 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
270 of 873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Shaquanna appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaquanna's data
- Shaquanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaquannas (270 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1975–2006 (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 Shaquanna 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.