Girls' name · since 1960
Shoshanna
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 823 babies named Shoshanna, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shoshanna is the #10248 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 823 recorded since 1960.
Shoshanna has 823 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10248 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #8,572 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,248 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 823 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoshanna ranks #8,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,248 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 823 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shoshanna's 823 recorded births place it above 88.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shoshanna compares
823 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Shoshanna's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shoshanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 823 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shoshanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shoshanna splits its recorded history at 1996: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shoshanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Shoshanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (172 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Shoshanna's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Shoshanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
143 births
- 1980s
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
164 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 172 births (21% of all-time use).
How Shoshanna 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 Shoshanna's total volume
Shoshanna by state
Where Shoshanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
12 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shoshanna's data
- Shoshanna's decade-level peak was the 2010s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shoshannas (12 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shoshanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Shoshanna 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.