Girls' name · since 1969
Shoni
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 149 babies named Shoni, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,863 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shoni sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 149 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoni has been recorded 149 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2018.
- #22,863 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoni ranks #22,863 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,863 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shoni's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shoni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shoni's full recorded timeline at 1979, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shoni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2018
- Peak year (1974)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shoni by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (76 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Shoni's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shoni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Shoni's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2010s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shoni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~49 yrs)
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, 1969–2018 (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 Shoni 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.