Recorded 1969–1987 Girls' name Peak 1972 118 births

Sholonda — girls' name

118 babies named Sholonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s91970s871980s22

The verdict

118 girls have been named Sholonda since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1987.

118
total births
1969–1987
years on record
1970s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Sholonda was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sholonda in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sholonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Sholonda between 1969 and 1987, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sholonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sholonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sholonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sholonda 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 118 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.

Sholonda at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

118

Since 1969

19 years of records

Peak year

1972

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1969

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1987

Sholonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1969

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1972)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 19871982197919771975197319701969 9

Sholonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
87 births that decade — 74% of Sholonda's all-time total
1960s91970s871980s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sholonda?
118 babies have been named Sholonda since 1969. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1972 with 13 births.
When was Sholonda most popular?
Sholonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Sholonda been used?
Sholonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 19 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Sholonda?
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, 1969–1987 (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.