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Shondra

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Pronounced SHON-druh /ˈʃɑn.drə/High

Meaning: Shondra is a coined mid-century African American name built from the fashionable Sh- opening and the -ondra ending it shares with Deondra and Kendra. It reads as an invented rhythmic name rather than one with a single dictionary root; its appeal is the sound, not a traceable etymology.Low

In 30 seconds: Shondra is a coined African American name from the Sh- and -ondra sound family, a cousin of Shonda and Kendra. It crested in the early nineteen-seventies.

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MeaningShondra is a coined mid-century African American name built from the fashionable Sh- opening and the -ondra ending it shares with Deondra and Kendra. It reads as an invented rhythmic name rather than one with a single dictionary root; its appeal is the sound, not a traceable etymology.

U.S. rank (2005)#18766 ↘ Falling

2005 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1973

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,228

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shondra is a coined name rather than an inherited one, assembled from the popular Sh- prefix and the -ondra ending also heard in Kendra and Deondra. It rose during the wave of newly invented African American names in the nineteen-sixties and seventies, a period when parents prized fresh, musical creations over traditional forms.

Shondra reached its high point around 1973 and slipped back toward rarity by the end of the century. A woman given the name at its peak is now in her early fifties, placing it in the Generation X tier of coined names. It has not revived and reads today as distinctly of its era; a namer should note it rhymes cleanly with Kendra and shortens to Shon.

Did you know? Shondra belongs to a burst of invented Sh-/-ondra names that African American families created in the nineteen-sixties and seventies; it crested around 1973 with close to eighty girls in its best year and never went mainstream.

Overall data confidence 58%

References — Shondra — Coined African American name, Sh-/-ondra family; SSA peak 1973

Variations

ShondaShaundraShondrea

Nicknames

ShonShondy

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If you like Shondra…

Shonda— the closest sister name, same Sh- root without the -r-

Kendra— shares the exact -ndra ending and stress

Rhonda— a same-era rhyming two-beat girls' name

Latonya— another coined African American name of the seventies

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shondra mean?

Shondra is a coined African American name from the Sh- and -ondra sound family; it has no single dictionary meaning but shares its shape with Kendra and Shonda.

How do you pronounce Shondra?

It's said SHON-druh /ˈʃɑn.drə/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Shondra a boy or girl name?

Shondra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shondra?

Shondra was an uncommon coined name that crested in the early nineteen-seventies and has been rare since; it has not returned.