Unisex name · since 1970

Shonnon

Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Shonnon, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#40,695 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade

Shonnon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1970.

Shonnon has 31 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1979.

  • #40,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 31 born since 1970
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonnon ranks #40,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.

#40,695 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shonnon's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shonnon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shonnon's full recorded timeline at 1975, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shonnon popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
456789 19701971197519771979 5

Shonnon popularity over time - boys

23 total births recorded since 1971 (Shonnon as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 23 births
456789 1971197319751981 5

Shonnon by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (31 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Shonnon's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Shonnon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 31 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shonnon? ▼
31 babies have been named Shonnon since 1970. All-time, it sits at #40,695 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
Where does Shonnon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonnon ranks #40,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shonnon most popular? ▼
Shonnon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Is Shonnon a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Shonnon is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 31 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Shonnon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shonnon since 1970 -- 10 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Shonnon? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Shonnon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shonnon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–1979 (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 Shonnon 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.