Girls' name · since 1959
Shawneen
123 babies named Shawneen in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawneen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 123 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Shawneen recorded 123 times among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 1988.
- #24,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawneen ranks #24,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawneen's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shawneen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawneen splits its recorded history at 1972: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawneen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1988
- Peak year (1971)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shawneen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (54 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Shawneen's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shawneen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 54 births (44% of all-time use).
Shawneen by state
Where Shawneen concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 5.7% |
7 of 123 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shawneen's data
- Shawneen's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1980s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shawneens (7 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 Shawneen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1959–1988 (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 Shawneen 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.