Girls' name · since 1981

Shoneen

Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Shoneen, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#52,323 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

Shoneen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1981.

Shoneen has 12 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1981.

  • #52,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoneen ranks #52,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#52,323 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shoneen's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shoneen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
12
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
12 1981 12

Shoneen by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Shoneen's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Shoneen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shoneen?
12 babies have been named Shoneen since 1981. All-time, it sits at #52,323 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 12 births.
Where does Shoneen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoneen ranks #52,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shoneen most popular?
Shoneen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Shoneen been used?
The SSA has tracked Shoneen since 1981 -- 1 year through the most recent 1981 data.
What names are similar to Shoneen?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shoneen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–1981 (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 Shoneen 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.