Girls' name · since 1944
Shonnie
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 244 babies named Shonnie, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonnie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 244 have been recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonnie has been recorded 244 times among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 1993.
- #17,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 244 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonnie ranks #17,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonnie's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Shonnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shonnie splits its recorded history at 1966: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shonnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1993
- Peak year (1972)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shonnie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (92 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Shonnie's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shonnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 92 births (38% of all-time use).
Shonnie by state
Where Shonnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 10 | 4.1% |
10 of 244 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shonnie's data
- Shonnie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shonnies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shonnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
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, 1944–1993 (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 Shonnie 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.