Mashanda
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. It was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili peoples, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km2.
Meaning & Origin of Mashanda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. It was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili peoples, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km2.
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The Story of Mashanda
Mashanda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 12 Mashandas were born — ranking #4,854 that year. As of 2026, Mashanda ranks #10,678 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 89 Mashandas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mashanda
Mashanda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Mashanda's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #4,854. Use the chart and map above to compare Mashanda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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