Meaning & Origin
Shame; disgrace.
Shanda is a girl's baby name of African American origin, likely a creative variant combining Sha- with -nda, influenced by names like Wanda and Sandra. Some also connect it to the Yiddish shande (shame), though as a given name it carries no such connotation.
Shanda was used primarily in African American communities from the 1960s through the 1980s. It has a crisp, two-syllable sound that feels both modern and rooted in a particular moment of American naming creativity.