Girls' name · since 1972
Shenoa
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Shenoa, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shenoa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 62 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenoa has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2008.
- #32,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenoa ranks #32,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shenoa's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shenoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shenoa's full recorded timeline at 1991, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shenoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shenoa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Shenoa's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shenoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Shenoa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shenoa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~36 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, 1972–2008 (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 Shenoa 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.