Recorded 1961–2005 Girls' name Peak 1973 1,228 births

Shondra — girls' name

1,228 babies named Shondra in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1561970s6161980s3471990s912000s18
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shondra was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

78 babies were named Shondra in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shondra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,228 babies named Shondra between 1961 and 2005, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shondra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shondra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 616 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shondra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 90 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Shondra in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shondra 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 1,228 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.

Shondra at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

1,228

Since 1961

45 years of records

Peak year

1973

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1961

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2005

Shondra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1961

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1973)
78
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Shondra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
616 births that decade — 50% of Shondra's all-time total
1960s1561970s6161980s3471990s912000s18

Shondra by state

Where Shondra concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shondra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
90 7.3%
#2 California
60 4.9%
#3 Texas
54 4.4%
#4 Tennessee
43 3.5%
#5 Mississippi
35 2.9%
#6 Louisiana
33 2.7%
#7 Alabama
17 1.4%
#8 Ohio
11 0.9%
Georgia share of Shondra's total US births 7.3%
Even split

90 of 1,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Shondra appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shondra?
1,228 babies have been named Shondra since 1961. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1973 with 78 births.
When was Shondra most popular?
Shondra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 616 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Shondra most popular?
The top states for the name Shondra are Georgia (90 births), California (60 births), Texas (54 births).
How long has the name Shondra been used?
Shondra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 45 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Shondra?
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.

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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, 1961–2005 (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.