Girl · #17,501 in 2026

Shonda

Name: Popularity of the name Shonda in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Shonda, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Shonda is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Shonda Kuiper, American statistician Shonda Rhimes, American television producer and screenwriter Shonda Stanton, American softball coach

English

Current Rank

#17,501

Peak Rank

#432 (1970)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1954

First Year

2008

Last Year

1970

Peak Year

#432

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Shonda

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

English

The Story of Shonda

The earliest SSA record of Shonda as a baby girl name dates back to 1954, when 7 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 510 newborns named Shonda — #432 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Shonda on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shonda last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Variants & Related Forms of Shonda

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shonda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Shawnda

Names that sound like Shonda

Phonetically similar names — useful when Shonda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Shonda

What does the name Shonda mean?

What is the origin of the name Shonda?

Shonda has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.

How popular is Shonda in 2026?

In 2026, Shonda ranks #17,501 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Shonda most popular?

Shonda reached its peak popularity in 1970, ranking #432 that year with 510 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Shonda most popular?

Shonda has historically been most popular in Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Shonda.

Is Shonda a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Shonda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Shonda?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Shonda include Maryellen, Infant, Nevada. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

What are nicknames or variants of Shonda?

Common variants and related forms of Shonda include Shawnda. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Shonda

Shonda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Shonda's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #432. Use the chart and map above to compare Shonda'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.