Recorded 1967–1986 Girls' name Peak 1973 125 births

Shelanda — girls' name

125 babies named Shelanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

125 girls have been named Shelanda since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.

125
total births
1967–1986
years on record
1970s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shelanda was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shelanda in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Shelanda between 1967 and 1986, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shelanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelanda 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 125 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.

Shelanda at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

125

Since 1967

20 years of records

Peak year

1973

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1967

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1986

Shelanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1967

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1973)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 198619811978197619741972197019681967 5

Shelanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
73 births that decade — 58% of Shelanda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelanda?
125 babies have been named Shelanda since 1967. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1973 with 12 births.
When was Shelanda most popular?
Shelanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Shelanda been used?
Shelanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 20 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Shelanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–1986 (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.