How Many People Are Named Shanda?
An estimated 7,229 people in the United States have the first name Shanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Shanda peaked in popularity in 1974 with 387 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanda 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 Shanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,229
About 1 in 47,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1974
387 births
Total Registered
7,997
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanda
Shanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,997 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanda as a female name
Ranked #16,220 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1974 (387 births)
Shanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanda span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 3,470 babies were registered. Shanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanda by Decade
How has Shanda 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.
Shanda by State
Birth registrations for Shanda span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana. On average, about 141 Shandas were registered per state.
Shanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanda?
We estimate approximately 7,229 people named Shanda 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 47,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanda a common name?
Shanda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,997 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanda most popular?
Shanda reached peak popularity in 1974, when 387 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanda is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanda a female name?
Shanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanda Smith, Shanda Johnson, Shanda 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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