Girls' name · since 1971
Shawonda
Shawonda has 123 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
123 girls have been named Shawonda since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shawonda recorded 123 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1991.
- #24,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawonda ranks #24,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawonda's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shawonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawonda's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1991
- Peak year (1983)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shawonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Shawonda's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shawonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shawonda's data
- Shawonda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Shawonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1971–1991 (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 Shawonda 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.