Girls' name · since 1972
Shashana
Shashana has 99 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shashana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 99 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Shashana recorded 99 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 1995.
- #27,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shashana ranks #27,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shashana's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shashana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shashana's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shashana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1995
- Peak year (1982)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shashana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Shashana's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shashana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Shashana's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- 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 Shashana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1972–1995 (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 Shashana 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.