Recorded 1955–1997 Girls' name Peak 1979 307 births

Shevonne — girls' name

307 babies named Shevonne 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.

1950s101960s161970s981980s1471990s36
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shevonne was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

40 babies were named Shevonne in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shevonne

The Social Security Administration has registered 307 babies named Shevonne between 1955 and 1997, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shevonne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shevonne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shevonne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shevonne in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shevonne 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 307 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.

Shevonne at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

307

Since 1955

43 years of records

Peak year

1979

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1955

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1997

Shevonne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1955

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1979)
40
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
01020304050 19971990198619821978197119561955 5

Shevonne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
147 births that decade — 48% of Shevonne's all-time total
1950s101960s161970s981980s1471990s36

Shevonne by state

Where Shevonne concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shevonne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 7.5%
#2 California
5 1.6%
#3 Illinois
5 1.6%
New York share of Shevonne's total US births 7.5%
Even split

23 of 307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shevonne?
307 babies have been named Shevonne since 1955. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1979 with 40 births.
When was Shevonne most popular?
Shevonne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shevonne most popular?
The top states for the name Shevonne are New York (23 births), California (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Shevonne been used?
Shevonne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 43 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Shevonne?
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.

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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, 1955–1997 (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.