girl's name
Shonda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 7,444
Shonda is a girl's name. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1970, when 510 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1954.
Shonda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 111 |
| 1960s | 1,390 |
| 1970s | 4,074 |
| 1980s | 1,440 |
| 1990s | 369 |
| 2000s (to 2008) | 60 |
How popular is Shonda?
In 2008, Shonda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shonda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shonda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shonda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shonda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shonda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shonda
How popular is the name Shonda?
In 2008, Shonda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shonda a girl's or a boy's name?
Shonda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shonda most popular?
Shonda peaked in 1970, when 510 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.