Recorded 1962–1988 Girls' name Peak 1969 537 births

Shunda — girls' name

537 babies named Shunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1331970s3111980s93
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shunda was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

51 babies were named Shunda in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 537 babies named Shunda between 1962 and 1988, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shunda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 311 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shunda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Shunda in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shunda 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 537 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.

Shunda at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

537

Since 1962

27 years of records

Peak year

1969

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1962

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1988

Shunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1962

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1969)
51
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0102030405060 1988198319791975197119671962 8

Shunda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
311 births that decade — 58% of Shunda's all-time total
1960s1331970s3111980s93

Shunda by state

Where Shunda concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Shunda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
37 6.9%
#2 Texas
35 6.5%
#3 Alabama
13 2.4%
#4 Georgia
12 2.2%
#5 Arkansas
5 0.9%
Mississippi share of Shunda's total US births 6.9%
Even split

37 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shunda?
537 babies have been named Shunda since 1962. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1969 with 51 births.
When was Shunda most popular?
Shunda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 311 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Shunda most popular?
The top states for the name Shunda are Mississippi (37 births), Texas (35 births), Alabama (13 births).
How long has the name Shunda been used?
Shunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 27 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Shunda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shundra, Shukri, Shulamis, 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, 1962–1988 (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.