Recorded 1970–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 92 births

Shawnise — girls' name

92 babies named Shawnise in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s151990s60

The verdict

92 girls have been named Shawnise since 1970, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

92
total births
1970–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shawnise was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shawnise in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawnise

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Shawnise between 1970 and 1998, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawnise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawnise performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shawnise shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawnise 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 92 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.

Shawnise at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

92

Since 1970

29 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1970

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1998

Shawnise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1970

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 1998199519931991198819741970 6

Shawnise by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
60 births that decade — 65% of Shawnise's all-time total
1970s171980s151990s60

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawnise?
92 babies have been named Shawnise since 1970. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Shawnise most popular?
Shawnise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Shawnise been used?
Shawnise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 29 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Shawnise?
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, 1970–1998 (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.