Recorded 1975–2007 Girls' name Peak 1989 306 births

Shawntia — girls' name

306 babies named Shawntia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s1371990s1112000s22

The verdict

306 girls have been named Shawntia since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.

306
total births
1975–2007
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Shawntia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

24 babies were named Shawntia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawntia

The Social Security Administration has registered 306 babies named Shawntia between 1975 and 2007, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawntia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawntia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shawntia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shawntia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawntia 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 306 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.

Shawntia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

306

Since 1975

33 years of records

Peak year

1989

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1975

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shawntia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1975

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1989)
24
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20071998199419901986198219781975 9

Shawntia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
137 births that decade — 45% of Shawntia's all-time total
1970s361980s1371990s1112000s22

Shawntia by state

Where Shawntia concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shawntia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
6 2.0%
Michigan share of Shawntia's total US births 2.0%

6 of 306 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawntia?
306 babies have been named Shawntia since 1975. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1989 with 24 births.
When was Shawntia most popular?
Shawntia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Shawntia most popular?
The top states for the name Shawntia are Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Shawntia been used?
Shawntia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 33 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shawntia?
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, 1975–2007 (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.