Shavette
A feminine name meaning "little beautiful" or "embellishment".
Name Census estimates that about 98 living Americans carry the first name Shavette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shavette today is around 46 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shavette births was 1990 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shavette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Shavette. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
98
~ 1 in 3,497,493 Americans
Peak year
1990
10 babies that year
Average age
46
years old
1990 SSA rank
#8,405
Tracked since 1966
Census
Shavette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 106 people with the first name Shavette, which placed it at #52,574 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#52,574
National first-name rank
People counted
106
106 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
95.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shavette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shavette is Black at 95.3%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Two or More Races (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shavette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shavette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American95.3% · 101
- White1.9% · 2
- Two or more races1.9% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 1
Popularity
Shavette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shavette from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 47 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shavette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shavette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shavette
The given name Shavette is a modern invention, likely created in the 20th century. It does not appear to have any historical roots or connections to ancient languages or cultures. There are no recorded instances of this name being used in religious texts, historical records, or ancient literature.
Despite its relatively recent origins, a few individuals have been known to bear the name Shavette. One of the earliest recorded examples is Shavette Hollingsworth, an American businesswoman who founded a successful catering company in the 1980s. She was born in 1952 and passed away in 2018.
Another notable individual with this name is Shavette Simmons, an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. She established her clothing line, "Shavette Couture," in the early 2000s and continues to run her business today. Shavette Simmons was born in 1976.
In the world of sports, there is Shavette Thompson, an American basketball player who competed in the WNBA during the early 2000s. She played for several teams, including the Houston Comets and the Minnesota Lynx. Shavette Thompson was born in 1979.
Shavette Williams is an American author and motivational speaker. She has written several books on personal growth and self-empowerment, including "The Shavette Experience" published in 2015. Her birth year is unknown.
Finally, Shavette Garrett is an American singer and songwriter who has released several albums in the gospel and contemporary Christian music genres. She gained recognition in the late 2000s and continues to perform and record. Shavette Garrett's birth year is not widely available.
It is worth noting that while these individuals share the unique name Shavette, there is no apparent connection or common origin among them. The name seems to have emerged independently in different contexts and geographical locations.
People
Shavette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shavette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shavette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shavette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 98 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shavette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,497,493 US residents.
Is Shavette a common name?
We classify Shavette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 106 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shavette most popular?
The single biggest year for Shavette was 1990, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shavette is about 46 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shavette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 106 people with the name Shavette, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,574 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shavette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shavette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shavette appears almost entirely female. Of the 111 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shavette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shavette is Black at 95.3%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Two or More Races (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shavette most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shavette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.3% (101 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shavette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shavette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shavette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shavette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shavette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shavette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Shavette?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.