How Many People Are Named Shaunda?
An estimated 1,479 people in the United States have the first name Shaunda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Shaunda peaked in popularity in 1978 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaunda 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 Shaunda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,479
About 1 in 231,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1978
104 births
Total Registered
1,623
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaunda
Shaunda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,623 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaunda as a female name
Ranked #17,973 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1978 (104 births)
Shaunda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaunda span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 724 babies were registered. Shaunda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaunda by Decade
How has Shaunda 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.
Shaunda by State
Birth registrations for Shaunda span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Jersey, Missouri. On average, about 22 Shaundas were registered per state.
Shaunda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaunda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaunda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaunda?
We estimate approximately 1,479 people named Shaunda 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 231,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaunda a common name?
Shaunda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,623 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaunda most popular?
Shaunda reached peak popularity in 1978, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaunda is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaunda a female name?
Shaunda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaunda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaunda Smith, Shaunda Johnson, Shaunda 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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