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Shawntay

Recorded 1967–2007 · United States

Shawntay was most popular in 1978, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,151 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 730 people named Shawntay.

Most popular in1978
Rank that year#3,151
Births that year48
Total since 1880730
Given to95% girls

Shawntay over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shawntay’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shawntay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shawntay is a girl’s name — 95.2% of the 730 Americans given it were girls and 4.8% 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.

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