Is Shawnda a boy or girl name?

Shawnda is a girl’s name. Of the 2,538 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shawnda

Recorded 1957–2008 · United States

Shawnda was most popular in 1975, when 154 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,507 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,538 people named Shawnda.

Shawnda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shawnda’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shawnda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shawnda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,538 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 Shawnda

Where Shawnda 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