Recorded 1964–2011 Girls' name Peak 1998 352 births

Shawnae — girls' name

352 babies named Shawnae in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s391980s831990s1672000s462010s6
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shawnae was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

26 babies were named Shawnae in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawnae

The Social Security Administration has registered 352 babies named Shawnae between 1964 and 2011, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawnae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawnae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shawnae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawnae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 352 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shawnae at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

352

Since 1964

48 years of records

Peak year

1998

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1964

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2011

Shawnae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1964

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1998)
26
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Shawnae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 47% of Shawnae's all-time total
1960s111970s391980s831990s1672000s462010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawnae?
352 babies have been named Shawnae since 1964. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1998 with 26 births.
When was Shawnae most popular?
Shawnae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Shawnae been used?
Shawnae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 48 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Shawnae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.