Recorded 1965–1993 Girls' name Peak 1979 375 births

Shundra — girls' name

375 babies named Shundra in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s491970s1791980s1351990s12
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shundra was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

28 babies were named Shundra in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shundra

The Social Security Administration has registered 375 babies named Shundra between 1965 and 1993, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shundra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shundra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shundra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Shundra in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shundra 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 375 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.

Shundra at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

375

Since 1965

29 years of records

Peak year

1979

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1965

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shundra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1965

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1979)
28
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0102030 19931987198319791975197119671965 6

Shundra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
179 births that decade — 48% of Shundra's all-time total
1960s491970s1791980s1351990s12

Shundra by state

Where Shundra concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Shundra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
17 4.5%
#2 Texas
16 4.3%
#3 Mississippi
12 3.2%
#4 Alabama
9 2.4%
#5 Tennessee
5 1.3%
Georgia share of Shundra's total US births 4.5%
Even split

17 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shundra?
375 babies have been named Shundra since 1965. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1979 with 28 births.
When was Shundra most popular?
Shundra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shundra most popular?
The top states for the name Shundra are Georgia (17 births), Texas (16 births), Mississippi (12 births).
How long has the name Shundra been used?
Shundra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 29 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shundra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, 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, 1965–1993 (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.