Recorded 1968–1999 Girls' name Peak 1979 473 births

Shavone — girls' name

473 babies named Shavone in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1401980s2421990s86

The verdict

473 girls have been named Shavone since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

473
total births
1968–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Shavone was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

56 babies were named Shavone in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shavone

The Social Security Administration has registered 473 babies named Shavone between 1968 and 1999, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shavone currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shavone performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shavone shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shavone in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shavone 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 473 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.

Shavone at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

473

Since 1968

32 years of records

Peak year

1979

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1968

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shavone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1968

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1979)
56
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0204060 19991995199019861982197819721968 5

Shavone by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
242 births that decade — 51% of Shavone's all-time total
1960s51970s1401980s2421990s86

Shavone by state

Where Shavone concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Shavone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
52 11.0%
#2 California
7 1.5%
#3 Illinois
5 1.1%
#4 Louisiana
5 1.1%
#5 South Carolina
5 1.1%
#6 Virginia
5 1.1%
New York share of Shavone's total US births 11.0%
Even split

52 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shavone?
473 babies have been named Shavone since 1968. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1979 with 56 births.
When was Shavone most popular?
Shavone was most popular in the 1980s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shavone most popular?
The top states for the name Shavone are New York (52 births), California (7 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Shavone been used?
Shavone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 32 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shavone?
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, 1968–1999 (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.