Shonia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Shonia between 1962 and 1982, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shonia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shonia 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 144 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.