unisex name
Shawne
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,239
Shawne is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 65% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2008 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1970, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
Shawne over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 92 |
| 1960s | 411 |
| 1970s | 427 |
| 1980s | 156 |
| 1990s | 98 |
| 2000s (to 2008) | 43 |
How popular is Shawne?
In 2008, Shawne was given to 8 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 Shawne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shawne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shawne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shawne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shawne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shawne
How popular is the name Shawne?
In 2008, Shawne was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shawne a girl's or a boy's name?
Shawne is used for both girls and boys. About 65% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Shawne most popular?
Shawne peaked in 1970, when 65 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.