Recorded 1979–1997 Girls' name Peak 1997 18 births

Shoshawna — girls' name

18 babies named Shoshawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Shoshawna since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

18
total births
1979–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Shoshawna was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shoshawna in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shoshawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Shoshawna between 1979 and 1997, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shoshawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shoshawna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shoshawna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shoshawna 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 18 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.

Shoshawna at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

18

Since 1979

19 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1979

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1997

Shoshawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1979

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shoshawna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 72% of Shoshawna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shoshawna?
18 babies have been named Shoshawna since 1979. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Shoshawna most popular?
Shoshawna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Shoshawna been used?
Shoshawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 19 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Shoshawna?
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.

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, 1979–1997 (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.