Recorded 1977–1990 Girls' name Peak 1979 117 births

Shivonne — girls' name

117 babies named Shivonne in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s811990s7

The verdict

117 girls have been named Shivonne since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

117
total births
1977–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Shivonne was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

17 babies were named Shivonne in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shivonne

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Shivonne between 1977 and 1990, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shivonne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shivonne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shivonne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shivonne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shivonne 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 117 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.

Shivonne at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

117

Since 1977

14 years of records

Peak year

1979

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1977

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1990

Shivonne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1977

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1979)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Shivonne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
81 births that decade — 69% of Shivonne's all-time total
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Shivonne by state

Where Shivonne concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shivonne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
14 12.0%
New York share of Shivonne's total US births 12.0%

14 of 117 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shivonne?
117 babies have been named Shivonne since 1977. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1979 with 17 births.
When was Shivonne most popular?
Shivonne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shivonne most popular?
The top states for the name Shivonne are New York (14 births).
How long has the name Shivonne been used?
Shivonne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 14 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Shivonne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, 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, 1977–1990 (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.