How Many People Are Named Shawnna?
An estimated 2,638 people in the United States have the first name Shawnna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Shawnna peaked in popularity in 1977 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shawnna 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 Shawnna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,638
About 1 in 129,930 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1977
144 births
Total Registered
2,861
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shawnna
Shawnna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,861 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shawnna as a female name
Ranked #13,889 in 2017
7 female births in 2017
Peak: 1977 (144 births)
Shawnna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shawnna span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,037 babies were registered. Shawnna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shawnna by Decade
How has Shawnna 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.
Shawnna by State
Birth registrations for Shawnna span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Tennessee, Maryland, Iowa. On average, about 49 Shawnnas were registered per state.
Shawnna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawnna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shawnna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawnna?
We estimate approximately 2,638 people named Shawnna 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 129,930 Americans share this first name.
Is Shawnna a common name?
Shawnna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,861 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shawnna most popular?
Shawnna reached peak popularity in 1977, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shawnna is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shawnna a female name?
Shawnna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shawnna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shawnna Smith, Shawnna Johnson, Shawnna 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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