Name Legacy

Shawanda

Recorded 1960–2007 · United States

Shawanda was most popular in 1977, when 186 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,406 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,853 people named Shawanda.

Most popular in1977
Rank that year#1,406
Births that year186
Total since 18802,853
Given to100% girls

Shawanda over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shawanda’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shawanda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shawanda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,853 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 Shawanda

Where Shawanda 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