Girls' name · since 1965
Shundra
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.
- #14,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 375
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
375 girls have been named Shundra since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shundra has been recorded 375 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1993.
- #14,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 375 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shundra ranks #14,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 375 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 375
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shundra's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shundra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shundra splits its recorded history at 1979: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shundra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1993
- Peak year (1979)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Shundra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (179 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Shundra's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shundra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 179 births (48% of all-time use).
Shundra by state
Where Shundra concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| 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% |
17 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shundra's data
- Shundra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shundras (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shundra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1965–1993 (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 Shundra 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.