Recorded 1961–2003 Girls' name Peak 1981 978 births

Shaundra — girls' name

978 babies named Shaundra in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1061970s3391980s3841990s1322000s17
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Shaundra was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

53 babies were named Shaundra in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaundra

The Social Security Administration has registered 978 babies named Shaundra between 1961 and 2003, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaundra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaundra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shaundra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Shaundra in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaundra 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 978 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.

Shaundra at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

978

Since 1961

43 years of records

Peak year

1981

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1961

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2003

Shaundra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1961

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1981)
53
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0204060 20031996199019841978197219661961 5

Shaundra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
384 births that decade — 39% of Shaundra's all-time total
1960s1061970s3391980s3841990s1322000s17

Shaundra by state

Where Shaundra concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Shaundra
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%
California share of Shaundra's total US births 4.0%
Even split

39 of 978 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaundra?
978 babies have been named Shaundra since 1961. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1981 with 53 births.
When was Shaundra most popular?
Shaundra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 384 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Shaundra most popular?
The top states for the name Shaundra are California (39 births), Texas (35 births), Georgia (25 births).
How long has the name Shaundra been used?
Shaundra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 43 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Shaundra?
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.

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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, 1961–2003 (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.