Unisex name · since 1967
Shawntay
Shawntay has 695 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 695
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shawntay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 695 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntay has been recorded 695 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2007.
- #9,564 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 695 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntay ranks #9,564 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 695 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 695
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shawntay's 695 recorded births place it above 86.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shawntay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawntay splits its recorded history at 1987: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawntay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2007
- Peak year (1977)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shawntay popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1974 (Shawntay as boys' name)
Shawntay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (268 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Shawntay's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shawntay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
212 births
- 1980s
1980s
268 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 268 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shawntay 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 Shawntay's total volume
Shawntay by state
Where Shawntay concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 4.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 21 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.7% |
29 of 695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Shawntay's decade-level peak was the 1980s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shawntays (29 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shawntay: 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, 1967–2007 (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 Shawntay 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.