How Many People Are Named Shoshannah?
An estimated 209 people in the United States have the first name Shoshannah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shoshannah peaked in popularity in 1980 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shoshannah 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 Shoshannah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
209
About 1 in 1,639,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1980
14 births
Total Registered
223
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shoshannah
Shoshannah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 223 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shoshannah as a female name
Ranked #15,656 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 1980 (14 births)
Shoshannah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shoshannah span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 82 babies were registered. Shoshannah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shoshannah by Decade
How has Shoshannah 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.
Shoshannah by State
Shoshannah + Last Name Combinations
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Shoshannah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shoshannah?
We estimate approximately 209 people named Shoshannah 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 1,639,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Shoshannah a common name?
Shoshannah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 223 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shoshannah most popular?
Shoshannah reached peak popularity in 1980, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shoshannah is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shoshannah a female name?
Shoshannah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shoshannah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shoshannah Smith, Shoshannah Johnson, Shoshannah 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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