How Many People Are Named Shawan?
An estimated 271 people in the United States have the first name Shawan. It is used for both genders, with 80.0% female. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Shawan peaked in popularity in 1976 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawan 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 Shawan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
271
About 1 in 1,264,776 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1976
22 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawan
Shawan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (20.0%) and females (80.0%). Out of 295 total births registered, 59 were male and 236 were female.
Shawan as a male name
Ranked #12,031 in 2001
5 male births in 2001
Peak: 1973 (6 births)
Shawan as a female name
Ranked #9,130 in 1990
9 female births in 1990
Peak: 1972 (19 births)
Shawan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawan span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 171 babies were registered. Shawan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawan by Decade
How has Shawan 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.
Shawan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shawan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawan?
We estimate approximately 271 people named Shawan 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 1,264,776 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawan a common name?
Shawan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawan most popular?
Shawan reached peak popularity in 1976, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawan is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawan a female name?
Shawan is predominantly female. 80.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawan Smith, Shawan Johnson, Shawan 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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