Girls' name · since 1977
Shashawna
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Shashawna, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
30 girls have been named Shashawna since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shashawna recorded 30 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1997.
- #41,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shashawna ranks #41,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shashawna's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shashawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shashawna's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded.
Shashawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1997
- Peak year (1977)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shashawna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Shashawna's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shashawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Shashawna's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shashawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1977–1997 (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 Shashawna 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.