Recorded 1967–1994 Girls' name Peak 1992 87 births

Shawny — girls' name

87 babies named Shawny in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s241980s51990s52

The verdict

87 girls have been named Shawny since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.

87
total births
1967–1994
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Shawny was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

18 babies were named Shawny in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawny

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Shawny between 1967 and 1994, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shawny shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawny 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 87 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.

Shawny at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

87

Since 1967

28 years of records

Peak year

1992

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1967

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shawny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1967

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1992)
18
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 19941993199219911990198019751974197119701967 6

Shawny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 60% of Shawny's all-time total
1960s61970s241980s51990s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawny?
87 babies have been named Shawny since 1967. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1992 with 18 births.
When was Shawny most popular?
Shawny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Shawny been used?
Shawny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 28 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shawny?
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, 1967–1994 (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.