How Many People Are Named Shawana?
An estimated 1,726 people in the United States have the first name Shawana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Shawana peaked in popularity in 1977 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawana 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 Shawana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,726
About 1 in 198,583 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1977
125 births
Total Registered
1,881
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawana
Shawana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,881 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shawana as a female name
Ranked #9,064 in 2000
11 female births in 2000
Peak: 1977 (125 births)
Shawana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawana span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 876 babies were registered. Shawana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawana by Decade
How has Shawana 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.
Shawana by State
Birth registrations for Shawana span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia. On average, about 51 Shawanas were registered per state.
Shawana + Last Name Combinations
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Shawana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawana?
We estimate approximately 1,726 people named Shawana 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 198,583 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawana a common name?
Shawana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,881 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawana most popular?
Shawana reached peak popularity in 1977, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawana is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawana a female name?
Shawana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawana Smith, Shawana Johnson, Shawana 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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