Girls' name · since 1976
Shawntai
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Shawntai, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawntai sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Shawntai recorded 16 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1985.
- #49,204 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntai ranks #49,204 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #49,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawntai's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shawntai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawntai splits its recorded history at 1978: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawntai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1985
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shawntai by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Shawntai's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shawntai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Shawntai's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawntai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1976–1985 (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 Shawntai 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.