Shanda

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #14,558

Peak · girls
1974 · 387 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,997
since 1946

Shanda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shanda has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #465, 1974girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2014#14,5586
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2011#13,3477
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2009#17,2945
2008#11,5999
2007#10,12911
2006#7,86815
2005#10,12810
2004#5,37723
2003#11,3258
2002#5,89719
2001#6,95615
2000#3,66435
1999#4,44525
1998#2,57053
1997#2,87442
1996#2,63047
1995#2,30957
1994#1,57497
1993#1,451110
1992#1,57598
1991#1,395115
1990#1,318123
1989#1,157142
1988#1,020159
1987#829210
1986#778218
1985#785213
1984#758213
1983#758213
1982#728236
1981#652271
1980#605303
1979#560328
1978#506373
1977#503370
1976#502356
1975#496361
1974#465387
1973#477376
1972#547305
1971#538340
1970#621274
1969#643238
1968#883136
1967#826147
1966#944116
1965#915121
1964#1,10398
1963#1,12694
1962#1,38364
1961#1,38765
1960#1,61748
1959#1,82037
1958#1,54248
1957#1,21176
1956#2,15126
1955#2,22224
1954#2,29522
1953#4,5957
1952#3,7969
1951#4,8336
1950#3,23511
1949#4,2357
1948#3,5939
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1946#3,21710
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five girls were named Shanda! It came in at #3,217, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1947, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Shanda is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #767 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,027 girlsILWisconsin: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,298 girlsWIMichigan: #785 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,610 girlsMINew York: #1,101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,096 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedSDIowa: #433 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,016 girlsIAIndiana: #450 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,700 girlsINOhio: #597 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,109 girlsOHPennsylvania: #890 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,493 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #905 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 8,272 girlsCAUtah: #342 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,057 girlsUTColorado: #385 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #584 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,569 girlsMOKentucky: #301 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #569 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,969 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #313 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsNMKansas: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,159 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedARTennessee: #534 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,739 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #477 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,695 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #342 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsOKLouisiana: #700 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,118 girlsLAMississippi: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,824 girlsMSAlabama: #475 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,285 girlsALGeorgia: #264 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedHITexas: #529 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,633 girlsTXFlorida: #941 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,602 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#264 · 1 in 1,604
  2. Kentucky#301 · 1 in 2,072
  3. New Mexico#313 · 1 in 1,555
  4. Mississippi#330 · 1 in 1,824
  5. Kansas#337 · 1 in 2,159

Best ever in a state: #189 in North Dakota, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#264221 in 1,604
Kentucky#301121 in 2,072
New Mexico#31361 in 1,555
Mississippi#33091 in 1,824
Kansas#33771 in 2,159
Oklahoma#34291 in 2,144
Utah#34281 in 2,057
Colorado#38581 in 2,462
Iowa#43351 in 4,016
Indiana#450101 in 3,700
Alabama#47571 in 3,285
North Carolina#47791 in 3,695
Texas#529331 in 3,633
Tennessee#53461 in 4,739
Wisconsin#54351 in 6,298
Virginia#56961 in 4,969
Missouri#58461 in 5,569
Ohio#597121 in 6,109
Louisiana#70061 in 5,118
Illinois#767111 in 7,027
Michigan#78571 in 8,610
Pennsylvania#89061 in 11,493
California#905211 in 8,272
Florida#94161 in 8,602
New York#1,10191 in 11,096
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See more about Shanda
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2014
  • Biggest jump: 240 spots in 1969 (#883 → #643)
  • Biggest drop: 191 spots in 1988 (#829 → #1,020)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1974 at #465 (387 births)
  • Births halved by 1988, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 1965–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,792
  • Highest: 1 in 3,792 girls born in 1974 were named Shanda (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 297,726 girls born in 2014 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 43.4% of all girls named Shanda (3,470) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s26#3,217 (1946)#3,682
1950s266#1,211 (1957)#2,770
1960s1,127#643 (1969)#1,083
1970s3,470#465 (1974)#522
1980s2,178#605 (1980)#807
1990s767#1,318 (1990)#2,214
2000s150#3,664 (2000)#9,024
2010s13#13,347 (2011)#13,953

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shanda in 1980

girls
#605
303 births · 1 in 5,480 girls

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #605Shanda303
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 5,480 of them was named Shanda, which outranked 95.0% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shanda
  1. #601Jason308
  2. #601Kelsey308
  3. #604Kami307
  4. #605Shanda303
  5. #605Gail303
  6. #605Kyla303
  7. #605Rena303
  8. #609Chantel301
  9. #609Dora301
  10. #609Marlena301

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1980 →