Shanga

SHANG-guh /ˈʃæŋɡə/
boy 2 syllables fading

Shanga is a very rare variant of Shanika that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Shanga is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1983. Shanga was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 1979 (16 births).

About the name Shanga

PronunciationSHANG-guh /ˈʃæŋɡə/

Names similar to Shanga

How popular is Shanga?

Boys named Shanga
197619801983
Boys named Shanga per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1976–1983 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1983) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Shanga
1979
Girls named Shanga per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1976–1983 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1983) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shanga total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19836——#6,100
197921—#11,581#2,880
19788——#4,496
19766——#5,495