Unisex name · since 1965
Shawan
Shawan has 236 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 236 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawan has been recorded 236 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1990.
- #18,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 236 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawan ranks #18,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawan's 236 recorded births place it above 74.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shawan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawan splits its recorded history at 1978: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1990
- Peak year (1972)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shawan popularity over time - boys
59 total births recorded since 1973 (Shawan as boys' name)
Shawan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (148 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Shawan's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shawan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
148 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 148 births (63% of all-time use).
Shawan by state
Where Shawan concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
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What to do with Shawan's data
- Shawan's decade-level peak was the 1970s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shawans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Shawan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1965–1990 (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 Shawan 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.