Shawndale
The Story of Shawndale
As a girl name
Shawndale first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 7 Shawndales were born — ranking #7,567 that year. As of 2026, Shawndale ranks #10,411 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Shawndales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shawndale first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 11 Shawndales were born — ranking #4,873 that year. As of 2026, Shawndale ranks #12,366 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 158 Shawndales 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 Shawndale
Shawndale is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 158 births in the dataset. Shawndale's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #4,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Shawndale'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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