Girls' name · since 1978
Shavonn
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Shavonn, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavonn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 174 have been recorded since 1978.
Shavonn has 174 recorded births among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 1992.
- #21,286 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavonn ranks #21,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavonn's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shavonn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shavonn splits its recorded history at 1985: 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 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shavonn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1992
- Peak year (1978)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shavonn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (106 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Shavonn's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shavonn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 106 births (61% of all-time use).
Shavonn by state
Where Shavonn concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 5.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.9% |
10 of 174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shavonn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shavonns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shavonn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1978–1992 (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 Shavonn 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.