Given name
Shannda
“God is gracious”
Shannda is a variant of Shana. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shannda is a variant of Shana. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shannda is a variant of Shana. An origin associated with Shana is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shannda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 0 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shannda’s family of names
Shannda has a related form in Shana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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