Girls' name · since 1955
Shevon
Shevon has 420 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shevon sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 420 recorded since 1955.
Shevon has 420 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2007.
- #13,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 420 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shevon ranks #13,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 420 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shevon's 420 recorded births place it above 81.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shevon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shevon's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shevon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2007
- Peak year (1979)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Shevon popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1993 (Shevon as boys' name)
Shevon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (211 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Shevon's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shevon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
211 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 211 births (50% of all-time use).
Shevon by state
Where Shevon concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 42 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 11 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.4% |
42 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shevon's data
- Shevon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shevons (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shevon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~52 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, 1955–2007 (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 Shevon 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.