How Many People Are Named Shawnda?
An estimated 2,304 people in the United States have the first name Shawnda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Shawnda peaked in popularity in 1975 with 154 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawnda 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 Shawnda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,304
About 1 in 148,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1975
154 births
Total Registered
2,538
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawnda
Shawnda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,538 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shawnda as a female name
Ranked #20,025 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1975 (154 births)
Shawnda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawnda span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,231 babies were registered. Shawnda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawnda by Decade
How has Shawnda 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.
Shawnda by State
Birth registrations for Shawnda span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, California. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, South Carolina. On average, about 45 Shawndas were registered per state.
Shawnda + Last Name Combinations
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Shawnda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawnda?
We estimate approximately 2,304 people named Shawnda 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 148,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawnda a common name?
Shawnda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,538 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawnda most popular?
Shawnda reached peak popularity in 1975, when 154 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawnda is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawnda a female name?
Shawnda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawnda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawnda Smith, Shawnda Johnson, Shawnda 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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