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Shona Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shona?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Shona is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #848 in 1970 with 160 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Shona was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Shona, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1955-1963, and 1967-1970, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1975, 1983-1986, and 1993-1996.

Shona's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Shona for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shona?

Shona's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shona is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Shona has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Shona (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 5 18,441
2015 7 14,265
2014 7 14,316
2013 < 5 --
2012 11 10,323
2011 7 14,620
2010 < 5 --
2009 10 11,346
2008 11 10,685
2007 7 15,244
2006 11 10,504
2005 14 8,263
2004 10 10,569
2003 7 13,625
2002 9 10,972
2001 12 8,663
2000 15 7,109
1999 13 7,648
1998 14 7,052
1997 9 9,698
1996 15 6,343
1995 13 6,980
1994 13 7,027
1993 25 4,232
1992 18 5,443
1991 23 4,469
1990 31 3,506
1989 18 5,023
1988 43 2,528
1987 33 2,964
1986 21 4,007
1985 30 3,070
1984 41 2,374
1983 39 2,423
1982 35 2,691
1981 59 1,863
1980 90 1,392
1979 65 1,707
1978 106 1,191
1977 87 1,330
1976 72 1,460
1975 66 1,541
1974 85 1,277
1973 97 1,142
1972 98 1,130
1971 122 1,019
1970 160 848
1969 128 942
1968 76 1,265
1967 57 1,491
1966 61 1,413
1965 57 1,482
1964 54 1,554
1963 79 1,238
1962 31 2,154
1961 35 1,992
1960 24 2,500
1959 26 2,279
1958 11 3,902
1957 15 3,135
1956 11 3,876
1955 12 3,555
1954 15 3,000
1953 < 5 --
1952 9 4,081
1951 < 5 --
1950 6 5,222
1949 8 4,194
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 5 5,286
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
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1930 < 5 --
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1928 < 5 --
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1920 < 5 --
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1918 < 5 --
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1911 < 5 --
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1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
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1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.