Recorded 1971–2018 Girls' name Peak 1997 193 births

Shoshanah — girls' name

193 babies named Shoshanah in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s331990s792000s452010s10

The verdict

193 girls have been named Shoshanah since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

193
total births
1971–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Shoshanah was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shoshanah in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shoshanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Shoshanah between 1971 and 2018, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shoshanah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shoshanah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shoshanah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shoshanah 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 193 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.

Shoshanah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

193

Since 1971

48 years of records

Peak year

1997

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1971

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shoshanah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1971

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 20182003199919951990198119741971 6

Shoshanah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 41% of Shoshanah's all-time total
1970s261980s331990s792000s452010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shoshanah?
193 babies have been named Shoshanah since 1971. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1997 with 13 births.
When was Shoshanah most popular?
Shoshanah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Shoshanah been used?
Shoshanah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 48 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shoshanah?
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.

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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, 1971–2018 (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.