Shenandoah
The Story of Shenandoah
As a girl name
Shenandoah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 18 Shenandoahs were born — ranking #5,221 that year. As of 2026, Shenandoah ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 347 Shenandoahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shenandoah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1965, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 15 Shenandoahs were born — ranking #2,082 that year. As of 2026, Shenandoah ranks #8,700 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 112 Shenandoahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shenandoah
Shenandoah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 347 births in the dataset. Shenandoah's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #5,221. Use the chart and map above to compare Shenandoah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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