How Many People Are Named Shonna?
An estimated 2,751 people in the United States have the first name Shonna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Shonna peaked in popularity in 1977 with 194 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shonna 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 Shonna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,751
About 1 in 124,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1977
194 births
Total Registered
3,089
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shonna
Shonna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,089 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shonna as a female name
Ranked #14,737 in 2010
7 female births in 2010
Peak: 1977 (194 births)
Shonna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shonna span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,391 babies were registered. Shonna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shonna by Decade
How has Shonna 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.
Shonna by State
Birth registrations for Shonna span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oregon, Nevada. On average, about 44 Shonnas were registered per state.
Shonna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shonna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shonna?
We estimate approximately 2,751 people named Shonna 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 124,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Shonna a common name?
Shonna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,089 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shonna most popular?
Shonna reached peak popularity in 1977, when 194 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shonna is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shonna a female name?
Shonna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shonna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shonna Smith, Shonna Johnson, Shonna 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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