Is Shawnte a boy or girl name?

Shawnte is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,487 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 93.1% were girls and 6.9% were boys.

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Shawnte

Recorded 1968–2007 · United States

Shawnte was most popular in 1977, when 215 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,275 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,487 people named Shawnte.

Shawnte over time

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

Is Shawnte a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shawnte is mostly a girl’s name — 93.1% of the 1,487 Americans given it were girls and 6.9% 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 Shawnte

Where Shawnte 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