Given name
Shawney
“a tribal name”
Shawney is a variant of Shawnee. One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shawney is a variant of Shawnee. One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shawney is a variant of Shawnee. An origin associated with Shawnee is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shawney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 0 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 13 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 133 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shawney’s family of names
Shawney has a related form in Shawnee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.