Recorded 1955–1989 Girls' name Peak 1955 128 births

Shevawn — girls' name

128 babies named Shevawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s771960s51970s221980s24

The verdict

128 girls have been named Shevawn since 1955, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1989.

128
total births
1955–1989
years on record
1950s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

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

1955
Single peak year

36 babies were named Shevawn in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shevawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Shevawn between 1955 and 1989, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shevawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shevawn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shevawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shevawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shevawn 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 128 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.

Shevawn at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

128

Since 1955

35 years of records

Peak year

1955

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1955

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1989

Shevawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1955

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1955)
36
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 1989198319791975196019571955 36

Shevawn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
77 births that decade — 60% of Shevawn's all-time total
1950s771960s51970s221980s24

Shevawn by state

Where Shevawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shevawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 5.5%
Texas share of Shevawn's total US births 5.5%

7 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shevawn?
128 babies have been named Shevawn since 1955. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1955 with 36 births.
When was Shevawn most popular?
Shevawn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Shevawn most popular?
The top states for the name Shevawn are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Shevawn been used?
Shevawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 35 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Shevawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1955–1989 (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.