How Many People Are Named Shonda?
An estimated 6,685 people in the United States have the first name Shonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Shonda peaked in popularity in 1970 with 510 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shonda 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 Shonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,685
About 1 in 51,272 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1970
510 births
Total Registered
7,444
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shonda
Shonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,444 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shonda as a female name
Ranked #20,040 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1970 (510 births)
Shonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shonda span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,074 babies were registered. Shonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shonda by Decade
How has Shonda 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.
Shonda by State
Birth registrations for Shonda span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Louisiana. The lowest are in West Virginia, Washington, South Dakota. On average, about 172 Shondas were registered per state.
Shonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shonda?
We estimate approximately 6,685 people named Shonda 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 51,272 Americans share this first name.
Is Shonda a common name?
Shonda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,444 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shonda most popular?
Shonda reached peak popularity in 1970, when 510 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shonda is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shonda a female name?
Shonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shonda Smith, Shonda Johnson, Shonda 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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