Girls' name · since 1961
Shaundra
Shaundra has 978 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 978
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaundra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 978 recorded since 1961.
Shaundra has 978 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2003.
- #7,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 978 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaundra ranks #7,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 978 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 978
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaundra's 978 recorded births place it above 89.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shaundra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaundra splits its recorded history at 1982: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaundra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2003
- Peak year (1981)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shaundra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (384 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Shaundra's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shaundra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
339 births
- 1980s
1980s
384 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 384 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shaundra 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 Shaundra's total volume
Shaundra by state
Where Shaundra concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 25 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
39 of 978 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Shaundra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (384 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaundras (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaundra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1961–2003 (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 Shaundra 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.