Unisex name · since 1973
Shawndale
Shawndale has 158 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 158
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawndale is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 158 have been recorded since 1973.
Shawndale has 158 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2007.
- #14,431 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 158 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawndale ranks #14,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 158
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawndale's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Shawndale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawndale's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawndale popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shawndale popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 1972 (Shawndale as girls' name)
Shawndale by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (57 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Shawndale's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shawndale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (36% of all-time use).
Shawndale by state
Where Shawndale concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 3.8% |
6 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shawndale's data
- Shawndale's decade-level peak was the 1990s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Shawndales (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawndale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1973–2007 (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 Shawndale 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.