Recorded 1956–2018 Girls' name Peak 1979 2,951 births

Shavonne — girls' name

2,951 babies named Shavonne in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shavonne was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

268 babies were named Shavonne in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shavonne

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,951 babies named Shavonne between 1956 and 2018, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shavonne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 268 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shavonne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,389 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Shavonne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 386 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shavonne in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shavonne 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 2,951 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.

Shavonne at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

2,951

Since 1956

63 years of records

Peak year

1979

268 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1956

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shavonne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1956

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1979)
268
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Shavonne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,389 births that decade — 47% of Shavonne's all-time total
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Shavonne by state

Where Shavonne concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shavonne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
386 13.1%
#2 California
203 6.9%
#3 Illinois
163 5.5%
#4 Michigan
128 4.3%
#5 New Jersey
117 4.0%
#6 Ohio
114 3.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
107 3.6%
#8 Texas
80 2.7%
New York share of Shavonne's total US births 13.1%
Even split

386 of 2,951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Shavonne appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shavonne?
2,951 babies have been named Shavonne since 1956. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1979 with 268 births.
When was Shavonne most popular?
Shavonne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,389 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shavonne most popular?
The top states for the name Shavonne are New York (386 births), California (203 births), Illinois (163 births).
How long has the name Shavonne been used?
Shavonne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 63 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shavonne?
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.

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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, 1956–2018 (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.