Girls' name · since 1981
Shawntavia
190 babies named Shawntavia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
190 girls have been named Shawntavia since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntavia has been recorded 190 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2004.
- #20,365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntavia ranks #20,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawntavia's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shawntavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawntavia's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawntavia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2004
- Peak year (1993)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shawntavia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (86 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Shawntavia's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shawntavia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 86 births (45% of all-time use).
Shawntavia by state
Where Shawntavia concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 28 | 14.7% |
28 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shawntavia's data
- Shawntavia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shawntavias (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shawntavia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1981–2004 (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 Shawntavia 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.