Girls' name · since 1964
Shavonda
Shavonda has 1,117 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,117
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,117 have been recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Shavonda recorded 1,117 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2002.
- #6,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,117 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavonda ranks #6,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,117 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,117
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavonda's 1,117 recorded births place it above 90.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Shavonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shavonda's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 94, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shavonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2002
- Peak year (1978)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Shavonda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (498 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Shavonda's strongest decade.
498 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shavonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
345 births
- 1980s
1980s
498 births
- 1990s
1990s
213 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 498 births (45% of all-time use).
How Shavonda 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 Shavonda's total volume
Shavonda by state
Where Shavonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| 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% |
55 of 1,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Shavonda appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shavonda's data
- Shavonda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (498 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shavondas (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Shavonda: 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 (~38 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, 1964–2002 (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 Shavonda 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.