Girls' name · since 1973
Shaunya
40 babies named Shaunya in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaunya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 40 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaunya has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2000.
- #37,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaunya ranks #37,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaunya's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shaunya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaunya's full recorded timeline at 1995, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaunya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2000
- Peak year (1997)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shaunya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 73% of the file).
1990s was Shaunya's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Shaunya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (73% of all-time use).
Shaunya by state
Where Shaunya concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 18 | 45.0% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 12.5% |
18 of 40 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaunya's data
- Shaunya's decade-level peak was the 1990s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shaunyas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Shaunya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1973–2000 (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 Shaunya 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.