Girls' name · since 1979
Shawniece
Shawniece has 175 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawniece is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 175 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Shawniece recorded 175 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2005.
- #21,209 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawniece ranks #21,209 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawniece's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shawniece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawniece splits its recorded history at 1990: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawniece popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2005
- Peak year (1988)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shawniece by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (98 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Shawniece's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shawniece births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (56% of all-time use).
Shawniece by state
Where Shawniece concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shawniece's data
- Shawniece's decade-level peak was the 1990s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shawnieces (5 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 Shawniece: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1979–2005 (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 Shawniece 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.