Shonya — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Shonya between 1968 and 1991, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shonya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shonya 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 117 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.