Shawan
The Story of Shawan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shawan as a girl name dates back to 1965, when 5 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Shawan — #3,276 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Shawans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1990 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 236 Shawans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shawan as a boy name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Shawan — #4,505 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Shawans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2001 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 59 Shawans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shawan
Shawan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 236 births in the dataset. Shawan's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #3,276. Use the chart and map above to compare Shawan'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 .
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