Recorded 1964–2002 Girls' name Peak 1978 1,117 births

Shavonda — girls' name

1,117 babies named Shavonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

1,117 girls have been named Shavonda since 1964, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

1,117
total births
1964–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Shavonda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

94 babies were named Shavonda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shavonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,117 babies named Shavonda between 1964 and 2002, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shavonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shavonda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 498 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shavonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Shavonda in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shavonda 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 1,117 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.

Shavonda at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

1,117

Since 1964

39 years of records

Peak year

1978

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1964

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shavonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1964

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1978)
94
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Shavonda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
498 births that decade — 45% of Shavonda's all-time total
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Shavonda by state

Where Shavonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shavonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
55 4.9%
#2 Florida
40 3.6%
#3 Virginia
38 3.4%
#4 Mississippi
34 3.0%
#5 Texas
30 2.7%
#6 Georgia
27 2.4%
#7 California
20 1.8%
#8 Tennessee
16 1.4%
North Carolina share of Shavonda's total US births 4.9%
Even split

55 of 1,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Shavonda appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shavonda?
1,117 babies have been named Shavonda since 1964. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1978 with 94 births.
When was Shavonda most popular?
Shavonda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 498 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Shavonda most popular?
The top states for the name Shavonda are North Carolina (55 births), Florida (40 births), Virginia (38 births).
How long has the name Shavonda been used?
Shavonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 39 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shavonda?
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, 1964–2002 (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.