Recorded 1967–1992 Girls' name Peak 1975 309 births

Sholanda — girls' name

309 babies named Sholanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

309 girls have been named Sholanda since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

309
total births
1967–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1975
Single peak year

34 babies were named Sholanda in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sholanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Sholanda between 1967 and 1992, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sholanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sholanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sholanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Sholanda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sholanda 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 309 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.

Sholanda at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

309

Since 1967

26 years of records

Peak year

1975

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1967

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1992

Sholanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1967

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1975)
34
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 199219881984198119781975197219691967 5

Sholanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
180 births that decade — 58% of Sholanda's all-time total
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Sholanda by state

Where Sholanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sholanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
7 2.3%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.6%
Louisiana share of Sholanda's total US births 2.3%
Even split

7 of 309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sholanda?
309 babies have been named Sholanda since 1967. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1975 with 34 births.
When was Sholanda most popular?
Sholanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Sholanda most popular?
The top states for the name Sholanda are Louisiana (7 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Sholanda been used?
Sholanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 26 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Sholanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shonda, Shoshana, Shonna, Shona, 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, 1967–1992 (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.