Recorded 1955–2007 Girls' name Peak 1979 420 births

Shevon — girls' name

420 babies named Shevon in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s281970s1051980s2111990s562000s10
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shevon was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

49 babies were named Shevon in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shevon

The Social Security Administration has registered 420 babies named Shevon between 1955 and 2007, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shevon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shevon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 211 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shevon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shevon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shevon 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 420 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.

Shevon at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

420

Since 1955

53 years of records

Peak year

1979

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1955

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shevon popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1955

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1979)
49
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0102030405060 200719951990198619821978197019641955 5

Shevon popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1993 (Shevon as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
6.577.588.5 19951993 7

Shevon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
211 births that decade — 50% of Shevon's all-time total
1950s101960s281970s1051980s2111990s562000s10

Shevon by state

Where Shevon concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shevon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
42 10.0%
#2 Virginia
11 2.6%
#3 Illinois
6 1.4%
New York share of Shevon's total US births 10.0%
Even split

42 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shevon?
420 babies have been named Shevon since 1955. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1979 with 49 births.
When was Shevon most popular?
Shevon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 211 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shevon most popular?
The top states for the name Shevon are New York (42 births), Virginia (11 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Shevon been used?
Shevon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 53 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shevon?
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, 1955–2007 (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.