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Girl name

Shawanna

100% girls · last recorded 2003

Shawanna has been given to about 1,405 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,353
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shawanna per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1977 · 94
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,405

How popular is Shawanna?

Its best year was 1977, when 94 babies were given the name, ranking 1273rd. The typical living American called Shawanna is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Shawanna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shawna0.82
  2. Shauna0.80
  3. Savanna0.79
  4. Tawana0.77
  5. Savana0.77
  6. Shanna0.74
  7. Shana0.72
  8. Shayna0.72

Middle names for Shawanna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shawanna Rose0.85
  2. Shawanna Louise0.85
  3. Shawanna June0.84
  4. Shawanna Pearl0.84
  5. Shawanna Quinn0.84
  6. Shawanna Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shawanna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.70
  2. Aprilsister · 0.69
  3. Meredithsister · 0.69
  4. Larasister · 0.69
  5. Jamieeither · 0.68
  6. Jeremybrother · 0.66

Where Shawanna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shawanna White0.80
    2. Shawanna Reyes0.80
    3. Shawanna Nguyen0.80
    4. Shawanna Moore0.80
    5. Shawanna Lee0.80
    6. Shawanna Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shawanna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.