Is Shawana a boy or girl name?

Shawana is a girl’s name. Of the 1,881 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shawana

Recorded 1956–2000 · United States

Shawana was most popular in 1977, when 125 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,769 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,881 people named Shawana.

Shawana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shawana’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shawana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shawana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,881 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shawana

Where Shawana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org