How Many People Are Named Shawna?
An estimated 41,752 people in the United States have the first name Shawna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shawna peaked in popularity in 1977 with 2,090 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawna 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 Shawna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Shawna is overwhelmingly female, 105 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Shawna has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
41,752
About 1 in 8,209 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1977
2,090 births
Total Registered
45,627
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawna
Shawna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 45,627 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Shawna as a male name
Ranked #9,294 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1974 (10 births)
Shawna as a female name
Ranked #6,103 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (2,082 births)
Shawna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawna span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 16,244 babies were registered. Shawna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawna by Decade
How has Shawna 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.
Shawna by State
Birth registrations for Shawna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, Rhode Island, District of Columbia. On average, about 844 Shawnas were registered per state.
Shawna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shawna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawna?
We estimate approximately 41,752 people named Shawna 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 8,209 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawna a common name?
Shawna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45,627 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawna most popular?
Shawna reached peak popularity in 1977, when 2,090 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawna is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawna a female name?
Shawna is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawna Smith, Shawna Johnson, Shawna 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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