Is Shawna a boy or girl name?
Shawna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 0 boys were named Shawna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 45,627 US babies named Shawna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,103
- Babies named Shawna since 1941
- 45,627
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 2,090 babies
Boys and girls named Shawna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 986 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,566 | 100% |
| 1970s | 63 | 16,181 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 37 | 12,972 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 5 | 7,106 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,009 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 483 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,103 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,580 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,135 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,529 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,884 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,126 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,791 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,699 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,703 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,307 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,829 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,585 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,151 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,240 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,805 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,633 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,543 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,271 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,184 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 250 | #942 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 250 | #897 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 313 | #766 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 341 | #692 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 386 | #620 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 445 | #556 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 463 | #517 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 536 | #468 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 612 | #425 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 794 | #338 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 848 | #315 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 909 | #306 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 988 | #283 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,294 | 1,125 | #249 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 1,007 | #265 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 1,125 | #237 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,660 | 1,196 | #222 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 1,200 | #214 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,485 | 1,327 | #201 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,171 | 1,455 | #187 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,931 | 1,770 | #162 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,404 | 1,359 | #198 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,136 | 1,431 | #188 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,788 | 1,548 | #177 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,498 | 1,702 | #161 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,515 | 2,082 | #139 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,358 | 1,508 | #169 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,689 | #161 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,529 | 1,662 | #162 |
| 1973 | 8 | #4,001 | 1,403 | #188 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,629 | 1,666 | #174 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,421 | #214 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,786 | 1,500 | #210 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,189 | #249 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 740 | #319 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 645 | #353 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 609 | #368 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 552 | #396 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 589 | #401 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 458 | #454 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 295 | #572 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 280 | #604 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 209 | #706 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 185 | #749 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 153 | #817 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 167 | #779 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 131 | #874 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,018 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,132 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,455 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,481 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,338 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,547 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,623 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,641 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,205 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,349 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,500 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,138 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,691 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,987 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shawna reached #3,529 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #139 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shawna
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.