Recorded 1961–1988 Girls' name Peak 1978 108 births

Shuna — girls' name

108 babies named Shuna in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s781980s15

The verdict

108 girls have been named Shuna since 1961, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

108
total births
1961–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1978
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shuna in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shuna

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Shuna between 1961 and 1988, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shuna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shuna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuna 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 108 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.

Shuna at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

108

Since 1961

28 years of records

Peak year

1978

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1961

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1988

Shuna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1961

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1978)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 19881979197719751972197019681961 5

Shuna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
78 births that decade — 72% of Shuna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuna?
108 babies have been named Shuna since 1961. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1978 with 13 births.
When was Shuna most popular?
Shuna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shuna been used?
Shuna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 28 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Shuna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, 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, 1961–1988 (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.