Unisex name · since 1958
Shavon
Shavon has 3,898 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,898
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,898 girls have been named Shavon since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shavon has 3,898 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2019.
- #3,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,898 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavon ranks #3,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,898 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,898
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavon's 3,898 recorded births place it above 95.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shavon splits its recorded history at 1990: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 358 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shavon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2019
- Peak year (1979)
- 358
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Shavon popularity over time - boys
368 total births recorded since 1975 (Shavon as boys' name)
Shavon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,804 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Shavon's strongest decade.
1,804 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shavon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
845 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,804 births
- 1990s
1990s
805 births
- 2000s 222
2000s
222 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,804 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shavon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shavon's total volume
Shavon by state
Where Shavon concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 525 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 365 | 9.4% |
| #3 | California | | 304 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 143 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 126 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 125 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 113 | 2.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 105 | 2.7% |
525 of 3,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Shavon appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shavon's data
- Shavon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,804 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shavons (525 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shavon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shavon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.