Girls' name · since 1971
Shulanda
Shulanda has 21 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shulanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 21 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Shulanda recorded 21 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1980.
- #45,658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shulanda ranks #45,658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #45,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shulanda's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shulanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shulanda's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shulanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1980
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shulanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1970s was Shulanda's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Shulanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Shulanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shulanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1971–1980 (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 Shulanda 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.