Girls' name · since 1970
Shindana
Shindana has 17 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Shindana since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shindana has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1974.
- #48,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shindana ranks #48,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #48,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shindana's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shindana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shindana splits its recorded history at 1971: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shindana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1974
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Shindana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Shindana's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shindana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Shindana by state
Where Shindana concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 29.4% |
5 of 17 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Shindanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Shindana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1970–1974 (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 Shindana 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.