Unisex name · since 1981
Shavonta
Shavonta has 141 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
141 girls have been named Shavonta since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shavonta recorded 141 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2000.
- #23,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 141 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavonta ranks #23,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shavonta's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shavonta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shavonta splits its recorded history at 1991: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shavonta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2000
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shavonta popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1992 (Shavonta as boys' name)
Shavonta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Shavonta's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shavonta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Shavonta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shavonta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1981–2000 (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 Shavonta 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.