Girls' name · since 1949
Shawnie
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 559 babies named Shawnie, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
559 girls have been named Shawnie since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawnie has been recorded 559 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2014.
- #11,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 559 born since 1949
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawnie ranks #11,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 559 born since 1949, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawnie's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shawnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shawnie's full recorded timeline at 1983, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shawnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2014
- Peak year (1992)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Shawnie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (189 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Shawnie's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shawnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
189 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 189 births (34% of all-time use).
How Shawnie 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 Shawnie's total volume
Shawnie by state
Where Shawnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 6.4% |
36 of 559 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shawnie's data
- Shawnie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (189 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shawnies (36 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shawnie: 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 (~65 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, 1949–2014 (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 Shawnie 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.