How Many People Are Named Shalanda?
An estimated 1,609 people in the United States have the first name Shalanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Shalanda peaked in popularity in 1977 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shalanda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shalanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,609
About 1 in 213,023 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1977
115 births
Total Registered
1,744
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shalanda
Shalanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,744 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shalanda as a female name
Ranked #12,822 in 2005
8 female births in 2005
Peak: 1977 (115 births)
Shalanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shalanda span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 828 babies were registered. Shalanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shalanda by Decade
How has Shalanda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shalanda by State
Birth registrations for Shalanda span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Illinois, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas. On average, about 38 Shalandas were registered per state.
Shalanda + Last Name Combinations
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Shalanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shalanda?
We estimate approximately 1,609 people named Shalanda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 213,023 Americans share this first name.
Is Shalanda a common name?
Shalanda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,744 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shalanda most popular?
Shalanda reached peak popularity in 1977, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shalanda is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shalanda a female name?
Shalanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shalanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shalanda Smith, Shalanda Johnson, Shalanda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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