Given name & surname
Shawnee
“a tribal name”
Shawnee is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shawnee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,029
- 120 boys · 3,909 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 233 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 228 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,530 as a first name in 2020; 119 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shawnee’s family of names
Shawnee has a related form in Shawnie. Shawnee has a related form in Shawni. Shawnee has a related form in Shawny.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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