The first name Shonda
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ˈʃɔn.də/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Perhaps a blend of Shona + Rhonda.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shonda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2008, 5 girls born in the United States were named Shonda, the 20,043rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 510 were.
7,444
babies named Shonda since 1880
#20,043
rank in 2008
1970
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Shonda
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Shonda RhimesAmerican television producer, television and film writer, and author, born 1970
Questions
- What does the name Shonda mean?
- Perhaps a blend of Shona + Rhonda.
- Is Shonda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,444 US babies named Shonda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shonda most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 510 babies were named Shonda, its highest rank at 432nd.
- How do you pronounce Shonda?
- Shonda is /ˈʃɔn.də/, 2 syllables.