Girls' name · since 1979
Shoshawna
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Shoshawna, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shoshawna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoshawna has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1997.
- #47,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoshawna ranks #47,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #47,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shoshawna's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shoshawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shoshawna's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shoshawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1997
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shoshawna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Shoshawna's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Shoshawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shoshawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1979–1997 (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 Shoshawna 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.