Recorded 1949–2014 Girls' name Peak 1992 559 births

Shawnie — girls' name

559 babies named Shawnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s171960s1051970s1221980s641990s1892000s522010s5
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Shawnie was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

36 babies were named Shawnie in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 559 babies named Shawnie between 1949 and 2014, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawnie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Shawnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shawnie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawnie 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 559 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.

Shawnie at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

559

Since 1949

66 years of records

Peak year

1992

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1949

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shawnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1949

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1992)
36
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Shawnie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
189 births that decade — 34% of Shawnie's all-time total
1940s51950s171960s1051970s1221980s641990s1892000s522010s5

Shawnie by state

Where Shawnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shawnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 6.4%
California share of Shawnie's total US births 6.4%

36 of 559 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawnie?
559 babies have been named Shawnie since 1949. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1992 with 36 births.
When was Shawnie most popular?
Shawnie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 189 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Shawnie most popular?
The top states for the name Shawnie are California (36 births).
How long has the name Shawnie been used?
Shawnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 66 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shawnie?
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, 1949–2014 (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.