Girls' name · since 1973
Shawnique
Shawnique has 106 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawnique is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawnique has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2003.
- #26,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawnique ranks #26,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawnique's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shawnique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawnique's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawnique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2003
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shawnique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (42 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Shawnique's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shawnique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Shawnique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (42 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawnique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1973–2003 (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 Shawnique 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.