Recorded 1972–2008 Girls' name Peak 2008 62 births

Shenoa — girls' name

62 babies named Shenoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

62 girls have been named Shenoa since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

62
total births
1972–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Shenoa was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shenoa in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Shenoa between 1972 and 2008, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenoa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenoa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shenoa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenoa 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 62 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.

Shenoa at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

62

Since 1972

37 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1972

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2008

Shenoa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1972

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 200820021998199719911984198119771972 5

Shenoa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 32% of Shenoa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenoa?
62 babies have been named Shenoa since 1972. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Shenoa most popular?
Shenoa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Shenoa been used?
Shenoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 37 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Shenoa?
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, 1972–2008 (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.