Is Shonda a boy or girl name?
Shonda was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,444 US babies named Shonda were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shonda since 1954
- 7,444
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 510 babies
Boys and girls named Shonda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,390 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 4,074 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,440 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 369 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,040 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,122 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,283 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,590 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,020 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,419 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,564 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,761 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,175 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,035 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,983 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,258 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,655 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,742 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,101 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,343 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,158 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,026 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,871 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,574 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,273 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,303 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,132 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 146 | #995 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 171 | #887 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 184 | #848 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 207 | #787 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 235 | #715 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 270 | #646 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 306 | #568 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 315 | #558 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 420 | #458 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 441 | #447 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 440 | #442 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 468 | #419 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 438 | #439 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 466 | #445 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 510 | #432 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 402 | #483 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 219 | #658 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 180 | #732 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 159 | #782 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 117 | #949 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,118 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,277 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,648 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,577 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,785 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,450 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,250 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,110 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,430 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,711 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,078 |
Highest rank
Shonda has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #419 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shonda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.