How Many People Are Named Shawnae?
An estimated 336 people in the United States have the first name Shawnae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Shawnae peaked in popularity in 1998 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawnae 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 Shawnae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
336
About 1 in 1,020,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1998
26 births
Total Registered
352
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawnae
Shawnae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 352 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shawnae as a female name
Ranked #16,480 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1998 (26 births)
Shawnae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawnae span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 167 babies were registered. Shawnae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawnae by Decade
How has Shawnae 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.
Shawnae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawnae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shawnae
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Shawnae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawnae?
We estimate approximately 336 people named Shawnae 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 1,020,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawnae a common name?
Shawnae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 352 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawnae most popular?
Shawnae reached peak popularity in 1998, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawnae is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawnae a female name?
Shawnae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawnae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawnae Smith, Shawnae Johnson, Shawnae 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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