Girls' name · since 1956
Shevaun
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Shevaun, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shevaun is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 105 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shevaun has been recorded 105 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 1990.
- #26,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 105 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shevaun ranks #26,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shevaun's 105 recorded births place it above 63.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shevaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shevaun's full recorded timeline at 1981, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shevaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1990
- Peak year (1984)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shevaun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (60 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Shevaun's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shevaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 60 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shevaun's data
- Shevaun's decade-level peak was the 1980s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shevaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1956–1990 (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 Shevaun 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.