Girls' name · since 1970
Shawntae
854 babies named Shawntae in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 854
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
854 girls have been named Shawntae since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shawntae has 854 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2010.
- #8,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 854 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntae ranks #8,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 854 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 854
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shawntae's 854 recorded births place it above 88.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shawntae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawntae's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawntae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2010
- Peak year (1977)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shawntae popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1978 (Shawntae as boys' name)
Shawntae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (383 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Shawntae's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shawntae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
180 births
- 1980s
1980s
383 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 383 births (45% of all-time use).
How Shawntae 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 Shawntae's total volume
Shawntae by state
Where Shawntae concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 32 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
47 of 854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shawntae's data
- Shawntae's decade-level peak was the 1980s (383 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shawntaes (47 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shawntae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1970–2010 (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 Shawntae 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.