How Many People Are Named Shavon?
An estimated 4,024 people in the United States have the first name Shavon. It is predominantly female (91.4%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Shavon peaked in popularity in 1979 with 368 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shavon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shavon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,024
About 1 in 85,178 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.4% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1979
368 births
Total Registered
4,267
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shavon
Shavon is predominantly female (91.4%), though 368 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shavon as a male name
Ranked #12,000 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1993 (42 births)
Shavon as a female name
Ranked #12,285 in 2019
8 female births in 2019
Peak: 1979 (358 births)
Shavon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shavon span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,858 babies were registered. Shavon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shavon by Decade
How has Shavon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shavon by State
Birth registrations for Shavon span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Massachusetts. On average, about 94 Shavons were registered per state.
Shavon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shavon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shavon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shavon?
We estimate approximately 4,024 people named Shavon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 85,178 Americans share this first name.
Is Shavon a common name?
Shavon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,267 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shavon most popular?
Shavon reached peak popularity in 1979, when 368 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shavon is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shavon a female name?
Shavon is predominantly female. 91.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shavon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shavon Smith, Shavon Johnson, Shavon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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