girl's name
Shawanda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 2,853
Shawanda is a girl's name. In 2007 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1977, when 186 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
Shawanda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 189 |
| 1970s | 1,279 |
| 1980s | 1,001 |
| 1990s | 357 |
| 2000s (to 2007) | 27 |
How popular is Shawanda?
In 2007, Shawanda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shawanda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shawanda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shawanda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shawanda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shawanda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shawanda
How popular is the name Shawanda?
In 2007, Shawanda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shawanda a girl's or a boy's name?
Shawanda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shawanda most popular?
Shawanda peaked in 1977, when 186 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.