Shenandoah

SHEH-nuhn-doh /ˈʃɛnɐnˌdoʊ/
girl 3 syllables fading

Shenandoah is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.

Shenandoah is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Shenandoah was first reported in SSA data in 1965 and peaked in 1995 (18 births).

About the name Shenandoah

PronunciationSHEH-nuhn-doh /ˈʃɛnɐnˌdoʊ/

Names similar to Shenandoah

How popular is Shenandoah?

Girls named Shenandoah
19681970198019902000201020202024
Girls named Shenandoah per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1965–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) 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
Boys named Shenandoah
1965197019751980198519901993
Boys named Shenandoah per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1965–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) 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

Shenandoah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202455#17,326—
202088#11,988—
201966#15,296—
201888#12,326—
200777#15,244—
200677#14,916—
200488#12,578—
200366#15,476—
200277#13,405—
200177#13,268—
20001010#9,776—
199955#16,529—
199899#9,980—
19976—#13,466—
19968—#10,412—
199518—#5,408—
199416—#5,948—
199313—#10,434#9,943
199210—#8,655—
19918—#10,116—
19907—#11,214—
19896—#12,127—
19888—#9,101—
19876—#11,077—
19868—#8,393—
19855—#12,203—
198411—#6,222—
19839—#7,193—
19819—#7,306—
198013—#5,493—
197913—#7,925#6,931
197814—#6,846#6,627
197720—#5,161#5,037
197618—#7,985#3,450
197523—#4,324#4,254
197419—#5,700#3,791
197316—#7,305#3,656
197219—#5,046#3,918
19715——#5,542
197014—#6,939#4,173
19696—#7,320—
196811—#7,995#4,076
196612——#2,445
196515——#2,160