Recorded 1984–2005 Girls' name Peak 1999 71 births

Shaunae — girls' name

71 babies named Shaunae in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s382000s15

The verdict

71 girls have been named Shaunae since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

71
total births
1984–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shaunae was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shaunae in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaunae

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Shaunae between 1984 and 2005, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaunae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaunae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaunae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaunae 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 71 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.

Shaunae at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

71

Since 1984

22 years of records

Peak year

1999

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1984

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2005

Shaunae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1984

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Shaunae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 54% of Shaunae's all-time total
1980s181990s382000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaunae?
71 babies have been named Shaunae since 1984. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1999 with 9 births.
When was Shaunae most popular?
Shaunae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Shaunae been used?
Shaunae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 22 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Shaunae?
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, 1984–2005 (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.