Feminine dossier · first seen 1946

Shanda

Extinct Near statistical disappearance
Peak era
1974
Peak births
387
Current vitality
Dormant
Peak generation
Gen X
1946Peak 19742025
peak 1974 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Shanda

How many people are named Shanda?

Based on SSA birth records through 2014, an estimated 7,533 Americans born with the name Shanda may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 2014.

How rare is Shanda?

Shanda has not appeared in SSA records since 2014. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Shanda?

The median age of a living American named Shanda is approximately 49 years, with most bearers falling between 42 and 54 years old.

Is Shanda still popular?

No. Shanda is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 2014.

Peak year
1974
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
7,997

Shanda spread fast — broke out in Louisiana and Oklahoma (1973) and ran high in 8 states within a decade.

Broke out: Louisiana and Oklahoma, 1973 · over-represented in 8 states over 2 years

Alabama: broke out 1974 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 1974 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 1973 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 1974 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 1973 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 1974 TN Texas: broke out 1975 TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: broke out 1974 VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY