Recorded 1971–1983 Girls' name Peak 1983 26 births

Shuwanda — girls' name

26 babies named Shuwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Shuwanda since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

26
total births
1971–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1983
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shuwanda in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shuwanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Shuwanda between 1971 and 1983, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shuwanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuwanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shuwanda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuwanda 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 26 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.

Shuwanda at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

26

Since 1971

13 years of records

Peak year

1983

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1971

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1983

Shuwanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1971

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1983)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Shuwanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 58% of Shuwanda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuwanda?
26 babies have been named Shuwanda since 1971. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1983 with 6 births.
When was Shuwanda most popular?
Shuwanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Shuwanda been used?
Shuwanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 13 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Shuwanda?
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, 1971–1983 (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.