Shawnte
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 93.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1977 · 207 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,385since 1968
Shawnte over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | — | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | — | |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | — | |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,506 | 31 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,920 | 40 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 33 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,364 | 32 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,045 | 35 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,962 | 57 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,890 | 59 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #1,727 | 66 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #2,018 | 50 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #1,993 | 51 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,769 | 62 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #1,867 | 58 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #1,583 | 73 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #1,377 | 89 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #1,138 | 113 | #2,279 | 20 |
| 1977 | #740 | 207 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Shawnte! It came in at #5,147, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2006–2025, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Shawnte is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#197 · 1 in 756
- Ohio#323 · 1 in 2,338
- Washington#335 · 1 in 2,070
- Virginia#362 · 1 in 2,563
- Maryland#404 · 1 in 2,637
Best ever in a state: #197 in District of Columbia, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| District of Columbia | #197 | 8 | 1 in 756 |
| Ohio | #323 | 30 | 1 in 2,338 |
| Washington | #335 | 11 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Virginia | #362 | 11 | 1 in 2,563 |
| Maryland | #404 | 7 | 1 in 2,637 |
| Missouri | #493 | 7 | 1 in 4,426 |
| Indiana | #549 | 7 | 1 in 5,033 |
| Florida | #562 | 11 | 1 in 3,928 |
| Georgia | #593 | 7 | 1 in 4,692 |
| North Carolina | #608 | 6 | 1 in 5,512 |
| California | #638 | 31 | 1 in 4,825 |
| Texas | #824 | 14 | 1 in 7,176 |
| Illinois | #841 | 9 | 1 in 8,036 |
| New York | #1,030 | 10 | 1 in 10,184 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shawnte
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2007
- Biggest jump: 1,746 spots in 1977 (#2,486 → #740)
- Biggest drop: 398 spots in 1978 (#740 → #1,138)
- Debuted 1968
- Peaked 1977 at #740 (207 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1977
- Highest: 1 in 7,407 girls born in 1977 were named Shawnte (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 384,523 girls born in 2007 (0.00%)
- 39.9% of all girls named Shawnte (552) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 | #4,723 (1969) | #4,935 |
| 1970s | 544 | #740 (1977) | #2,810 |
| 1980s | 552 | #1,583 (1980) | #2,045 |
| 1990s | 216 | #2,920 (1992) | #5,819 |
| 2000s | 55 | #6,808 (2000) | #12,570 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shawnte in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 7,407 of them was named Shawnte, which outranked 93.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #736Rocio210
- #738Mercedes209
- #739Beatriz208
- #740Shawnte207
- #740Jeanie207
- #740Louise207
- #740Rosanna207
- #746Layla206
- #747Marian205
- #748Brandee204
Tied with 5 names at #740; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 205,403 of them was named Shawnte, which outranked 39.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,836Wilber9
- #3,836Yasin9
- #3,836Zacchaeus9
- #4,164Shawnte8
- #4,164Abdiel8
- #4,164Abdur8
- #4,164Adil8
- #4,582Abasi7
- #4,582Abdalla7
- #4,582Abhay7
Tied with 417 names at #4,164; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.