Girls' name · since 1957
Shaunda
1,623 babies named Shaunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,623
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaunda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,623 recorded since 1957.
Shaunda has 1,623 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2003.
- #5,418 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,623 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaunda ranks #5,418 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,623 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,623
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaunda's 1,623 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Shaunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaunda's full recorded timeline at 1980, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2003
- Peak year (1978)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shaunda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (724 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Shaunda's strongest decade.
724 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shaunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 220
1960s
220 births
- 1970s
1970s
724 births
- 1980s
1980s
526 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 724 births (45% of all-time use).
How Shaunda 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 Shaunda's total volume
Shaunda by state
Where Shaunda concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 105 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 71 | 4.4% |
| #3 | California | | 34 | 2.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 19 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 17 | 1.0% |
105 of 1,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Shaunda appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaunda's data
- Shaunda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (724 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shaundas (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shaunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1957–2003 (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 Shaunda 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.