Recorded 1963–1998 Girls' name Peak 1978 497 births

Shronda — girls' name

497 babies named Shronda in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s501970s2521980s1631990s32
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Shronda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

37 babies were named Shronda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shronda

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Shronda between 1963 and 1998, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shronda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shronda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shronda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Shronda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shronda 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 497 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.

Shronda at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

497

Since 1963

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1963

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1998

Shronda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1963

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1978)
37
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 19981989198519811977197319691963 7

Shronda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
252 births that decade — 51% of Shronda's all-time total
1960s501970s2521980s1631990s32

Shronda by state

Where Shronda concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shronda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
24 4.8%
#2 Louisiana
10 2.0%
#3 Mississippi
5 1.0%
Texas share of Shronda's total US births 4.8%
Even split

24 of 497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shronda?
497 babies have been named Shronda since 1963. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1978 with 37 births.
When was Shronda most popular?
Shronda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Shronda most popular?
The top states for the name Shronda are Texas (24 births), Louisiana (10 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Shronda been used?
Shronda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 36 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Shronda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shreya, Shriya, Shruti, Shree, 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, 1963–1998 (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.