Is Shawne a boy or girl name?

Shawne is a unisex name. Of the 1,239 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 65.4% were girls and 34.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1976, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Shawne

Recorded 1948–2008 · United States

Shawne was most popular in 1970, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,434 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,239 people named Shawne.

Shawne over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shawne’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shawne a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shawne is a unisex name — 65.4% of the 1,239 Americans given it were girls and 34.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1976 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

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.

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