Boys' name · since 1985
Shawntez
119 babies named Shawntez in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawntez sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 119 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntez has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1985 to 2014.
- #16,294 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntez ranks #16,294 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawntez's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Shawntez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawntez splits its recorded history at 1995: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawntez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2014
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shawntez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Shawntez's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shawntez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (47% of all-time use).
Shawntez by state
Where Shawntez concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
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- Shawntez's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Shawntezs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawntez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1985–2014 (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 Shawntez 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.