Girls' name · since 1969
Shewanna
Shewanna has 32 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
32 girls have been named Shewanna since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shewanna recorded 32 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1981.
- #40,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shewanna ranks #40,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shewanna's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shewanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shewanna splits its recorded history at 1976: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shewanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1981
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Shewanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (20 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Shewanna's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shewanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Shewanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- 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 Shewanna: 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 (~12 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, 1969–1981 (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 Shewanna 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.