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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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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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 1983

  • 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: #991 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,398 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedMINew York: #1,403 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,143 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: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,676 girlsIAIndiana: #476 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsINOhio: #672 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,651 girlsOHPennsylvania: #678 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,550 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,165 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 12,514 girlsCAUtah: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,569 girlsUTColorado: #493 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,635 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #462 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,990 girlsMOKentucky: #484 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,505 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedNMKansas: #425 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedARTennessee: #386 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,065 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #473 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,708 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #650 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,128 girlsLAMississippi: #480 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,048 girlsMSAlabama: #427 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsALGeorgia: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,014 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shanda, so not publishedHITexas: #729 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 6,415 girlsTXFlorida: #779 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,357 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#386 · 1 in 3,065
  2. Utah#398 · 1 in 2,569
  3. Iowa#406 · 1 in 3,676
  4. Kansas#425 · 1 in 3,108
  5. Alabama#427 · 1 in 3,109

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#38691 in 3,065
Utah#39861 in 2,569
Iowa#40651 in 3,676
Kansas#42551 in 3,108
Alabama#42771 in 3,109
Missouri#46281 in 3,990
North Carolina#47391 in 3,708
Indiana#47681 in 4,226
Mississippi#48051 in 3,048
Kentucky#48451 in 4,505
Colorado#49361 in 3,635
Georgia#60071 in 5,014
Louisiana#65061 in 5,128
Ohio#67291 in 7,651
Pennsylvania#67891 in 7,550
Texas#729201 in 6,415
Florida#77981 in 7,357
Illinois#99171 in 10,398
California#1,165151 in 12,514
New York#1,40361 in 17,143
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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 1983

girls
#758
213 births · 1 in 7,843 girls

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #758Shanda213
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 7,843 of them was named Shanda, which outranked 93.7% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shanda
  1. #754Terry215
  2. #756Brandee214
  3. #756Lourdes214
  4. #758Shanda213
  5. #758Emilee213
  6. #758Leila213
  7. #761Jenelle212
  8. #761Sherrie212
  9. #763Joseph211

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

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →