Girls' name · since 1956
Shawana
1,881 babies named Shawana in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,881
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,881 girls have been named Shawana since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shawana recorded 1,881 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2000.
- #4,883 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,881 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawana ranks #4,883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,881 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,881
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawana's 1,881 recorded births place it above 93.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shawana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shawana's full recorded timeline at 1979, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 125 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shawana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2000
- Peak year (1977)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Shawana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (876 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Shawana's strongest decade.
876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shawana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 138
1960s
138 births
- 1970s
1970s
876 births
- 1980s
1980s
634 births
- 1990s 207
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 876 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shawana 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 Shawana's total volume
Shawana by state
Where Shawana concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 222 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 124 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 82 | 4.4% |
| #4 | California | | 77 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 76 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 72 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 59 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 34 | 1.8% |
222 of 1,881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Shawana appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shawana's data
- Shawana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (876 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shawanas (222 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shawana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1956–2000 (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 Shawana 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.