Girls' name · since 1967
Shoshannah
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 223 babies named Shoshannah, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shoshannah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 223 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Shoshannah recorded 223 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2017.
- #18,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 223 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoshannah ranks #18,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 223 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shoshannah's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shoshannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shoshannah splits its recorded history at 1986: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shoshannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2017
- Peak year (1980)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Shoshannah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (82 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Shoshannah's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shoshannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 82 births (37% of all-time use).
Shoshannah by state
Where Shoshannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 223 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shoshannah's data
- Shoshannah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shoshannahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shoshannah: 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 (~50 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, 1967–2017 (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 Shoshannah 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.