How Many People Are Named Shunda?
An estimated 480 people in the United States have the first name Shunda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Shunda peaked in popularity in 1969 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shunda 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 Shunda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
480
About 1 in 714,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1969
51 births
Total Registered
537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shunda
Shunda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 537 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shunda as a female name
Ranked #8,303 in 1988
9 female births in 1988
Peak: 1969 (51 births)
Shunda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shunda span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 311 babies were registered. Shunda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shunda by Decade
How has Shunda 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.
Shunda by State
Birth registrations for Shunda span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama. On average, about 20 Shundas were registered per state.
Shunda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shunda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shunda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shunda?
We estimate approximately 480 people named Shunda 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 714,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Shunda a common name?
Shunda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shunda most popular?
Shunda reached peak popularity in 1969, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shunda is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shunda a female name?
Shunda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shunda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shunda Smith, Shunda Johnson, Shunda 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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