Girls' name · since 1956
Shavonne
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.
- #3,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,951
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavonne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,951 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Shavonne recorded 2,951 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2018.
- #3,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,951 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavonne ranks #3,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,951 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,951
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavonne's 2,951 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shavonne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shavonne's full recorded timeline at 1987, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 268 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shavonne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2018
- Peak year (1979)
- 268
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Shavonne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,389 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Shavonne's strongest decade.
1,389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shavonne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 122
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
724 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,389 births
- 1990s 506
1990s
506 births
- 2000s 153
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,389 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shavonne 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 Shavonne's total volume
Shavonne by state
Where Shavonne concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| 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% |
386 of 2,951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Shavonne appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shavonne's data
- Shavonne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,389 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shavonnes (386 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shavonne: 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 (~62 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, 1956–2018 (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 Shavonne 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.