Girls' name · since 1969
Shwanda
133 babies named Shwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
133 girls have been named Shwanda since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shwanda has been recorded 133 times among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 1988.
- #24,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shwanda ranks #24,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shwanda's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shwanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shwanda's full recorded timeline at 1977, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shwanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1988
- Peak year (1976)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shwanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (90 births, 68% of the file).
1970s was Shwanda's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Shwanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 90 births (68% of all-time use).
Shwanda by state
Where Shwanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shwanda's data
- Shwanda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 1980s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Shwandas (5 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 Shwanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1969–1988 (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 Shwanda 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.