Recorded 1979–2005 Girls' name Peak 1988 175 births

Shawniece — girls' name

175 babies named Shawniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s671990s982000s5

The verdict

175 girls have been named Shawniece since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

175
total births
1979–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shawniece was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

20 babies were named Shawniece in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawniece

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Shawniece between 1979 and 2005, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawniece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawniece performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shawniece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shawniece in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawniece 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 175 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.

Shawniece at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

175

Since 1979

27 years of records

Peak year

1988

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1979

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2005

Shawniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1979

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1988)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Shawniece by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
98 births that decade — 56% of Shawniece's all-time total
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Shawniece by state

Where Shawniece concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shawniece
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.9%
California share of Shawniece's total US births 2.9%

5 of 175 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawniece?
175 babies have been named Shawniece since 1979. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1988 with 20 births.
When was Shawniece most popular?
Shawniece was most popular in the 1990s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Shawniece most popular?
The top states for the name Shawniece are California (5 births).
How long has the name Shawniece been used?
Shawniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 27 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Shawniece?
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.

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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, 1979–2005 (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.