Shawni is a variant of Shawnee. One Native American interpretation is “a tribal name.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shawni 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 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shawni through the years
Babies since 1880
230
0 boys · 230 girls
Most popular year
1992
35 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Shawni in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1962–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 272 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.