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Girl name

Shawni

100% girls · last recorded 1997

Shawni has been given to about 230 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 220
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shawni per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 35
  • Born in 20250
  • All time230

How popular is Shawni?

Its best year was 1992, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 3260th. The typical living American called Shawni is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Shawni

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shani0.88
  2. Shawna0.70
  3. Shari0.69
  4. Shai0.69
  5. Shauna0.64
  6. Shawnee0.65
  7. Dani0.62
  8. Lani0.62

Middle names for Shawni

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shawni Catherine0.84
  2. Shawni Josephine0.84
  3. Shawni Rose0.83
  4. Shawni Marie0.83
  5. Shawni Grace0.83
  6. Shawni Jane0.83

Sibling names for Shawni

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marinasister · 0.53
  2. Dariusbrother · 0.52
  3. Ravensister · 0.51
  4. Cassandrasister · 0.51
  5. Codybrother · 0.50
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.48

Where Shawni is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shawni Reyes0.78
    2. Shawni Nguyen0.78
    3. Shawni Moore0.78
    4. Shawni Lee0.78
    5. Shawni Hall0.78
    6. Shawni Green0.78

    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 Shawni

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.