Shanda
Shanda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 467th with 387 babies. More babies were named Shanda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1974387 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,997babies recorded
Shanda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #3,719 | 35 |
| 1990 | #1,323 | 123 |
| 1980 | #608 | 303 |
| 1970 | #622 | 274 |
| 1960 | #1,634 | 48 |
| 1950 | #3,392 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shanda, counting every spelling?
Shanda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Shanda?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Shanda are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 42 and 54. That makes Shanda mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shanda by state
How common Shanda was among girls born in each state in 1972–1976, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (2.7×), Mississippi (2.4×), Alabama (2.3×), Louisiana (2.3×), Tennessee (2.2×). In 18 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shanda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shanda
How popular is the name Shanda?
Shanda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 467th with 387 babies. More babies were named Shanda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shanda a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 7,997 girls and 0 boys.
Where was Shanda most popular?
In 1972–1976, Shanda was most common in Oklahoma (0.65 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Alabama.