Shonda

Girl name

Shonda has been given to 7,444 babies in the U.S. since 1954. It peaked in 1970.

Meaning & origin /ˈʃɔn.də/

Perhaps a blend of Shona +&lrm; Rhonda.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,444

Peak year

1970 (510 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1954

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Shonda.

7,471 babies since 1961

7,583 babies since 1926

7,277 babies since 1932

7,672 babies since 1898

7,694 babies since 1922

7,192 babies since 1905

7,155 babies since 1938

7,758 babies since 1882

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