How Many People Are Named Shawnee?
An estimated 3,707 people in the United States have the first name Shawnee. It is predominantly female (97.0%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shawnee peaked in popularity in 1992 with 233 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawnee 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 Shawnee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Shawnee is overwhelmingly female, 120 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
3,707
About 1 in 92,461 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1992
233 births
Total Registered
4,028
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawnee
Shawnee is predominantly female (97.0%), though 120 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shawnee as a male name
Ranked #10,151 in 2000
6 male births in 2000
Peak: 1974 (10 births)
Shawnee as a female name
Ranked #13,224 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (228 births)
Shawnee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawnee span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,457 babies were registered. Shawnee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawnee by Decade
How has Shawnee 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.
Shawnee by State
Birth registrations for Shawnee span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Montana. On average, about 60 Shawnees were registered per state.
Shawnee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawnee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shawnee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawnee?
We estimate approximately 3,707 people named Shawnee 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 92,461 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawnee a common name?
Shawnee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,028 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawnee most popular?
Shawnee reached peak popularity in 1992, when 233 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawnee is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawnee a female name?
Shawnee is predominantly female. 97.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawnee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawnee Smith, Shawnee Johnson, Shawnee 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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