Girls' name · since 1943
Shawnee
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 3,909 babies named Shawnee, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,909
- born since 1943
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawnee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,909 have been recorded since 1943.
Shawnee has 3,909 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1943 to 2024.
- #3,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,909 born since 1943
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawnee ranks #3,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,909 born since 1943, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,909
- born since 1943
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawnee's 3,909 recorded births place it above 95.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shawnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawnee's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 228, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawnee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 228
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Shawnee popularity over time - boys
120 total births recorded since 1969 (Shawnee as boys' name)
Shawnee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,427 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Shawnee's strongest decade.
1,427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shawnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 243
1950s
243 births
- 1960s 451
1960s
451 births
- 1970s
1970s
712 births
- 1980s 504
1980s
504 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,427 births
- 2000s 408
2000s
408 births
- 2010s 117
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,427 births (37% of all-time use).
How Shawnee 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 Shawnee's total volume
Shawnee by state
Where Shawnee concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 455 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 199 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 162 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 123 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 71 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Utah | | 71 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 45 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 45 | 1.2% |
455 of 3,909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Shawnee appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shawnee's data
- Shawnee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,427 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shawnees (455 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawnee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1943–2024 (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 Shawnee 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.