How Many People Are Named Shenandoah?
people named Shenandoah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 783,910 people in the US has this name
Based on 459 babies named Shenandoah in Social Security records from 1965 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shenandoah, 77.2% were girls and 22.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shenandoah rose from 54% in the 1970s to 95% in the 1990s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shenandoah alive today is about 39 years old, and 73% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shenandoah first appears in the records in 1965 and was given most often in 1975, to 23 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1965 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Shenandoah has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,321, in 1975. Among boys, its best rank was #2,159, in 1965.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,321 (1975) | #2,159 (1965) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,548 in the 1990s | #4,017 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shenandoah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shenandoah were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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