Recorded 1944–1993 Girls' name Peak 1972 244 births

Shonnie — girls' name

244 babies named Shonnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s211950s541960s611970s921980s51990s11
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Shonnie was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shonnie in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shonnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Shonnie between 1944 and 1993, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shonnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shonnie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shonnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shonnie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shonnie 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 244 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.

Shonnie at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

244

Since 1944

50 years of records

Peak year

1972

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1944

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shonnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1944

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1972)
13
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 199319781974197019651961195519481944 5

Shonnie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
92 births that decade — 38% of Shonnie's all-time total
1940s211950s541960s611970s921980s51990s11

Shonnie by state

Where Shonnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shonnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
10 4.1%
Utah share of Shonnie's total US births 4.1%

10 of 244 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shonnie?
244 babies have been named Shonnie since 1944. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1972 with 13 births.
When was Shonnie most popular?
Shonnie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Shonnie most popular?
The top states for the name Shonnie are Utah (10 births).
How long has the name Shonnie been used?
Shonnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 50 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shonnie?
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, 1944–1993 (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.