Girls' name · since 1941
Shawna
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 45,531 babies named Shawna, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,531
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shawna is the #10205 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 45,531 recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Shawna recorded 45,531 times among girls since 1941, holding rank #10205 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, 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 1941 to 2025.
- #632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,205 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 45,531 born since 1941
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawna ranks #632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,205 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 45,531 born since 1941, peaking in the 1970s.
- #632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,531
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawna's 45,531 recorded births place it above 99.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shawna compares
45,531 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shawna's all-time total is 121x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shawna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45,531 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,082 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shawna's full recorded timeline at 1984, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 2,082 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shawna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 2,082
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Shawna popularity over time - boys
109 total births recorded since 1970 (Shawna as boys' name)
Shawna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (16,180 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Shawna's strongest decade.
16,180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 112
1940s
112 births
- 1950s 986
1950s
986 births
- 1960s 5,566
1960s
5,566 births
- 1970s
1970s
16,180 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,973 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,106 births
- 2000s 2,009
2000s
2,009 births
- 2010s 483
2010s
483 births
- 2020s 116
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16,180 births (36% of all-time use).
How Shawna 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 Shawna's total volume
Shawna by state
Where Shawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,208 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,790 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,591 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,959 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 1,704 | 3.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,499 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,455 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,419 | 3.1% |
6,208 of 45,531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Shawna appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shawna's data
- Shawna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (16,180 total births); usage has since declined to 116 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shawnas (6,208 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shawna: 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 (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Shawna 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.