Recorded 1985–2007 Girls' name Peak 1985 24 births

Shawntaya — girls' name

24 babies named Shawntaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s112000s5

The verdict

24 girls have been named Shawntaya since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

24
total births
1985–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Shawntaya was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shawntaya in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawntaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Shawntaya between 1985 and 2007, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawntaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawntaya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shawntaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawntaya 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 24 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.

Shawntaya at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

24

Since 1985

23 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1985

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shawntaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1985

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 2007199719901985 8

Shawntaya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 46% of Shawntaya's all-time total
1980s81990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawntaya?
24 babies have been named Shawntaya since 1985. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Shawntaya most popular?
Shawntaya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Shawntaya been used?
Shawntaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 23 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shawntaya?
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, 1985–2007 (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.