Girls' name · since 1971
Shawneequa
90 babies named Shawneequa in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawneequa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 90 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawneequa has been recorded 90 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1992.
- #28,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 90 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawneequa ranks #28,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawneequa's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shawneequa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawneequa splits its recorded history at 1980: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawneequa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1992
- Peak year (1973)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shawneequa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (49 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Shawneequa's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shawneequa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (54% of all-time use).
Shawneequa by state
Where Shawneequa concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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- Shawneequa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shawneequas (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawneequa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1971–1992 (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 Shawneequa 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.