Recorded 1977–1991 Girls' name Peak 1977 25 births

Shashanna — girls' name

25 babies named Shashanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s61990s5

The verdict

25 girls have been named Shashanna since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

25
total births
1977–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shashanna was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shashanna in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shashanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Shashanna between 1977 and 1991, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shashanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shashanna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shashanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shashanna 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 25 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.

Shashanna at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

25

Since 1977

15 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1977

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1991

Shashanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1977

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1991198619791977 7

Shashanna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 56% of Shashanna's all-time total
1970s141980s61990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shashanna?
25 babies have been named Shashanna since 1977. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Shashanna most popular?
Shashanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Shashanna been used?
Shashanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 15 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Shashanna?
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, 1977–1991 (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.