Girls' name · since 1972
Shasha
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 209 babies named Shasha, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 209 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Shasha recorded 209 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2006.
- #19,389 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 209 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shasha ranks #19,389 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shasha's 209 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shasha splits its recorded history at 1984: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2006
- Peak year (1988)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (105 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Shasha's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 105 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Shasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Shasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1972–2006 (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 Shasha 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.