Unisex name · since 1948
Shawne
Shawne has 810 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 810
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
810 girls have been named Shawne since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawne has been recorded 810 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1995.
- #8,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 810 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawne ranks #8,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 810 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 810
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shawne's 810 recorded births place it above 88.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shawne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shawne's full recorded timeline at 1971, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shawne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1995
- Peak year (1969)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shawne popularity over time - boys
429 total births recorded since 1962 (Shawne as boys' name)
Shawne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (350 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Shawne's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shawne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 92
1950s
92 births
- 1960s
1960s
350 births
- 1970s
1970s
245 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 350 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shawne 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 Shawne's total volume
Shawne by state
Where Shawne concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 24 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
30 of 810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shawne's data
- Shawne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shawnes (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shawne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1948–1995 (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 Shawne 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.