Girls' name · since 1975
Shawnah
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Shawnah, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawnah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Shawnah recorded 39 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 1990.
- #37,989 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawnah ranks #37,989 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawnah's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shawnah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shawnah's full recorded timeline at 1982, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shawnah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1990
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shawnah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Shawnah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shawnah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Shawnah's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1990s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawnah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1975–1990 (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 Shawnah 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.