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Shawnee

A given name in English

feminineLatin script

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English (US)

Origin: Not established
1 language contexts: English
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Shawnee

Shawnee is a feminine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Ultimately from Shawnee saawanwa (“Shawnee”) or saawanoki (“southerners”), a hypothetical intermediary term is sometimes supposed to have facilitated the entry into English, such as Munsee sawanow. Likely a re-analysis of Shawnese as the plural Shawnees.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Shawnee is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Shawnee’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2024: 7 girls (rank 12161). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 11 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Shawnee

Region and dataset

Latest · 2024: 7; applications; Rank #12,161
Peak year: 1992; 228 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Shawnee in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	5	4,691	observed
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	5	5,243	observed
1949	8	3,892	observed
1950	19	2,253	observed
1951	18	2,391	observed
1952	16	2,671	observed
1953	13	3,106	observed
1954	19	2,519	observed
1955	26	2,108	observed
1956	41	1,662	observed
1957	35	1,842	observed
1958	31	1,985	observed
1959	25	2,289	observed
1960	35	1,925	observed
1961	54	1,533	observed
1962	33	2,031	observed
1963	42	1,787	observed
1964	46	1,708	observed
1965	49	1,595	observed
1966	47	1,632	observed
1967	45	1,702	observed
1968	48	1,678	observed
1969	52	1,667	observed
1970	68	1,474	observed
1971	79	1,350	observed
1972	83	1,248	observed
1973	73	1,361	observed
1974	69	1,448	observed
1975	68	1,498	observed
1976	89	1,252	observed
1977	59	1,736	observed
1978	64	1,653	observed
1979	60	1,795	observed
1980	47	2,154	observed
1981	45	2,231	observed
1982	48	2,115	observed
1983	36	2,516	observed
1984	37	2,515	observed
1985	45	2,253	observed
1986	59	1,890	observed
1987	63	1,838	observed
1988	58	2,032	observed
1989	66	1,943	observed
1990	168	1,057	observed
1991	155	1,144	observed
1992	228	865	observed
1993	176	1,044	observed
1994	124	1,346	observed
1995	119	1,381	observed
1996	134	1,288	observed
1997	116	1,434	observed
1998	122	1,405	observed
1999	85	1,857	observed
2000	73	2,174	observed
2001	66	2,379	observed
2002	55	2,745	observed
2003	43	3,347	observed
2004	29	4,601	observed
2005	28	4,704	observed
2006	32	4,463	observed
2007	35	4,299	observed
2008	25	5,574	observed
2009	22	6,091	observed
2010	13	8,701	observed
2011	17	7,118	observed
2012	7	13,483	observed
2013	15	7,748	observed
2014	12	8,966	observed
2015	9	10,866	observed
2016	11	9,411	observed
2017	11	9,341	observed
2018	6	13,793	observed
2019	16	7,025	observed
2020	8	11,090	observed
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	9	10,383	observed
2023	5	15,194	observed
2024	7	12,161	observed
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Shawnee” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Shawnee with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q116771342CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Shawnee.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Shawnee

Shawnee is a feminine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Shawnee is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Shawnee’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2024: 7 girls (rank 12161). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 11 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Shawnee

Region and dataset

Latest · 2024: 7; applications; Rank #12,161
Peak year: 1992; 228 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Shawnee in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	5	4,691	observed
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	5	5,243	observed
1949	8	3,892	observed
1950	19	2,253	observed
1951	18	2,391	observed
1952	16	2,671	observed
1953	13	3,106	observed
1954	19	2,519	observed
1955	26	2,108	observed
1956	41	1,662	observed
1957	35	1,842	observed
1958	31	1,985	observed
1959	25	2,289	observed
1960	35	1,925	observed
1961	54	1,533	observed
1962	33	2,031	observed
1963	42	1,787	observed
1964	46	1,708	observed
1965	49	1,595	observed
1966	47	1,632	observed
1967	45	1,702	observed
1968	48	1,678	observed
1969	52	1,667	observed
1970	68	1,474	observed
1971	79	1,350	observed
1972	83	1,248	observed
1973	73	1,361	observed
1974	69	1,448	observed
1975	68	1,498	observed
1976	89	1,252	observed
1977	59	1,736	observed
1978	64	1,653	observed
1979	60	1,795	observed
1980	47	2,154	observed
1981	45	2,231	observed
1982	48	2,115	observed
1983	36	2,516	observed
1984	37	2,515	observed
1985	45	2,253	observed
1986	59	1,890	observed
1987	63	1,838	observed
1988	58	2,032	observed
1989	66	1,943	observed
1990	168	1,057	observed
1991	155	1,144	observed
1992	228	865	observed
1993	176	1,044	observed
1994	124	1,346	observed
1995	119	1,381	observed
1996	134	1,288	observed
1997	116	1,434	observed
1998	122	1,405	observed
1999	85	1,857	observed
2000	73	2,174	observed
2001	66	2,379	observed
2002	55	2,745	observed
2003	43	3,347	observed
2004	29	4,601	observed
2005	28	4,704	observed
2006	32	4,463	observed
2007	35	4,299	observed
2008	25	5,574	observed
2009	22	6,091	observed
2010	13	8,701	observed
2011	17	7,118	observed
2012	7	13,483	observed
2013	15	7,748	observed
2014	12	8,966	observed
2015	9	10,866	observed
2016	11	9,411	observed
2017	11	9,341	observed
2018	6	13,793	observed
2019	16	7,025	observed
2020	8	11,090	observed
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	9	10,383	observed
2023	5	15,194	observed
2024	7	12,161	observed
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q116771342CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ShawneeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Shawnee.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Shawnee

Etymology in the sources

Where Shawnee is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Shawnee

Etymology in the sources

Where Shawnee is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page