Girls' name · since 1948
Shoshana
Shoshana has 5,682 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,682
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shoshana currently ranks #1677 among girls' names in America, with 5,682 babies recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Shoshana recorded 5,682 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #1677 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #2,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,677 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,682 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoshana ranks #2,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,677 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,682 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,682
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shoshana's 5,682 recorded births place it above 96.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shoshana compares
5,682 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shoshana's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shoshana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,682 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shoshana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shoshana's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 152, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shoshana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Shoshana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,130 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Shoshana's strongest decade.
1,130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Shoshana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 184
1960s
184 births
- 1970s
1970s
557 births
- 1980s
1980s
885 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,025 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,024 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,130 births
- 2020s
2020s
789 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,130 births (20% of all-time use).
How Shoshana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shoshana's total volume
Shoshana by state
Where Shoshana concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,841 | 32.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 1,126 | 19.8% |
| #3 | California | | 474 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 179 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 79 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 72 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 63 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 51 | 0.9% |
1,841 of 5,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Shoshana appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shoshana's data
- Shoshana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,130 total births) through the 2020s (789) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shoshanas (1,841 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shoshana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Shoshana 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.