How Many People Are Named Shawanda?
An estimated 2,630 people in the United States have the first name Shawanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Shawanda peaked in popularity in 1977 with 186 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawanda 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 Shawanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,630
About 1 in 130,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1977
186 births
Total Registered
2,853
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawanda
Shawanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,853 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shawanda as a female name
Ranked #20,099 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1977 (186 births)
Shawanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawanda span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,279 babies were registered. Shawanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawanda by Decade
How has Shawanda 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.
Shawanda by State
Birth registrations for Shawanda span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 114 Shawandas were registered per state.
Shawanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shawanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawanda?
We estimate approximately 2,630 people named Shawanda 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 130,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawanda a common name?
Shawanda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,853 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawanda most popular?
Shawanda reached peak popularity in 1977, when 186 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawanda is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawanda a female name?
Shawanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawanda Smith, Shawanda Johnson, Shawanda 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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