How Many People Are Named Shawanna?
An estimated 1,298 people in the United States have the first name Shawanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shawanna peaked in popularity in 1977 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawanna 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 Shawanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,298
About 1 in 264,063 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1977
94 births
Total Registered
1,404
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawanna
Shawanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,404 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shawanna as a female name
Ranked #17,977 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1977 (94 births)
Shawanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawanna span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 597 babies were registered. Shawanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawanna by Decade
How has Shawanna 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.
Shawanna by State
Birth registrations for Shawanna span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Jersey, Ohio. On average, about 40 Shawannas were registered per state.
Shawanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shawanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawanna?
We estimate approximately 1,298 people named Shawanna 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 264,063 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawanna a common name?
Shawanna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,404 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawanna most popular?
Shawanna reached peak popularity in 1977, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawanna is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawanna a female name?
Shawanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawanna Smith, Shawanna Johnson, Shawanna 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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