Girls' name · since 1976
Shawann
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Shawann, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Shawann recorded 17 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 1978.
- #48,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawann ranks #48,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #48,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawann's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shawann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawann's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1978
- Peak year (1976)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Shawann by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Shawann's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shawann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1976–1978 (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 Shawann 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.