Shavonne
Shavonne is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, African American.
- English
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Shavonne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shavonne is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- African American
The Story of Shavonne
American parents first put Shavonne on the record books as a baby girl name in 1956, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 268 Shavonnes were born — ranking #651 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Shavonnes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Shavonnes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Shavonne
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About the name Shavonne
Shavonne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Shavonne's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #651. Use the chart and map above to compare Shavonne's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.