Recorded 1969–2018 Girls' name Peak 1974 149 births

Shoni — girls' name

149 babies named Shoni in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s761980s261990s62010s33

The verdict

149 girls have been named Shoni since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2018.

149
total births
1969–2018
years on record
1970s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Shoni was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shoni in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shoni

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Shoni between 1969 and 2018, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shoni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shoni performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shoni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shoni 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 149 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.

Shoni at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

149

Since 1969

50 years of records

Peak year

1974

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1969

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shoni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1969

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1974)
11
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 20182014198519801977197419711969 8

Shoni by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
76 births that decade — 51% of Shoni's all-time total
1960s81970s761980s261990s62010s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shoni?
149 babies have been named Shoni since 1969. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1974 with 11 births.
When was Shoni most popular?
Shoni was most popular in the 1970s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Shoni been used?
Shoni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 50 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shoni?
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, 1969–2018 (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.