Recorded 1985–2014 Boys' name Peak 1994 119 births

Shawntez — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

119 boys have been named Shawntez since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

119
total births
1985–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shawntez was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shawntez in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawntez

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Shawntez between 1985 and 2014, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shawntez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawntez performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shawntez shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Shawntez in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawntez 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 119 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.

Shawntez at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

119

Since 1985

30 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1985

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shawntez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1985

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
46810121416 2014200920001994199119881985 5

Shawntez by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 47% of Shawntez's all-time total
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Shawntez by state

Where Shawntez concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shawntez
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 5.0%
#2 Michigan
5 4.2%
Ohio share of Shawntez's total US births 5.0%
Even split

6 of 119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawntez?
119 babies have been named Shawntez since 1985. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Shawntez most popular?
Shawntez was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Shawntez most popular?
The top states for the name Shawntez are Ohio (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Shawntez been used?
Shawntez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 30 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shawntez?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1985–2014 (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.