Recorded 1974–1993 Girls' name Peak 1990 104 births

Shadawn — girls' name

104 babies named Shadawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

104 girls have been named Shadawn since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

104
total births
1974–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shadawn was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shadawn in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shadawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Shadawn between 1974 and 1993, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shadawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shadawn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shadawn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shadawn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shadawn at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

104

Since 1974

20 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1974

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shadawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1974

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 19931990198819861984198119771974 6

Shadawn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 52% of Shadawn's all-time total
1970s201980s541990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shadawn?
104 babies have been named Shadawn since 1974. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Shadawn most popular?
Shadawn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Shadawn been used?
Shadawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 20 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shadawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.