Recorded 1994–2013 Girls' name Peak 1996 23 births

Shawnessy — girls' name

23 babies named Shawnessy in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s62010s5

The verdict

23 girls have been named Shawnessy since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.

23
total births
1994–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shawnessy was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shawnessy in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawnessy

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Shawnessy between 1994 and 2013, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawnessy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawnessy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shawnessy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawnessy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shawnessy at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

23

Since 1994

20 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1994

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2013

Shawnessy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1994

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Shawnessy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 52% of Shawnessy's all-time total
1990s122000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawnessy?
23 babies have been named Shawnessy since 1994. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Shawnessy most popular?
Shawnessy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Shawnessy been used?
Shawnessy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 20 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Shawnessy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.