Girls' name · since 1975
Shawntia
Shawntia has 306 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shawntia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 306 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntia has been recorded 306 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2007.
- #15,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntia ranks #15,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shawntia's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Shawntia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawntia's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawntia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2007
- Peak year (1989)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shawntia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (137 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Shawntia's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shawntia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 137 births (45% of all-time use).
Shawntia by state
Where Shawntia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 306 births nationwide.
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- Shawntia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Shawntias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Shawntia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1975–2007 (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 Shawntia 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.