Shawntina
A feminine name created by combining the masculine name Shawn with the feminine name Christina.
Name Census estimates that about 93 living Americans carry the first name Shawntina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shawntina today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shawntina births was 1973 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shawntina. 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 Shawntina. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
93
~ 1 in 3,685,531 Americans
Peak year
1973
10 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
1992 SSA rank
#15,208
Tracked since 1968
Census
Shawntina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 112 people with the first name Shawntina, which placed it at #51,666 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
#51,666
National first-name rank
People counted
112
112 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shawntina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shawntina is Black at 72.3%. The next largest groups are White (17.9%) and Two or More Races (4.5%). 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 Shawntina 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 Shawntina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.3% · 81
- White17.9% · 20
- Two or more races4.5% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.6% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino1.8% · 2
Popularity
Shawntina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shawntina from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 51 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shawntina 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 Shawntina 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 Shawntina
The given name Shawntina is a relatively modern combination of two older names - Shawn and Tina. Its origins can be traced back to the Irish name Seán, derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "God is gracious." The feminine form of this name, Seána, eventually gave rise to the English variant Shawn.
On the other hand, Tina is a diminutive form of the name Valentina, which has its roots in the Latin word "valens," meaning "strong" or "healthy." The name Valentina was popularized by the 3rd-century martyred saint of the same name, who was executed during the persecution of Christians under Roman Emperor Claudius II.
While the combination of Shawntina is relatively modern, there are a few notable historical figures who have borne variations of these names. One early example is Shawnee, a Native American leader of the Shawnee tribe in the late 17th century, who fought against European colonization and played a significant role in the French and Indian War.
Another prominent figure was Saint Valentina, a 7th-century martyr and the namesake of Valentine's Day. She was executed for her Christian faith during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius II.
In the 19th century, Valentina Tereshkova, born in 1937, became the first woman to fly in space when she piloted the Soviet Union's Vostok 6 mission in 1963.
Sean Connery, the famous Scottish actor born in 1930 and best known for his portrayal of James Bond, is another notable bearer of the name Shawn.
Lastly, Tina Turner, the legendary American singer and actress born in 1939, has been a prominent figure in the entertainment industry since the 1960s, known for hits like "Proud Mary" and "What's Love Got to Do With It."
People
Shawntina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shawntina 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
Shawntina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shawntina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 93 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shawntina 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 3,685,531 US residents.
Is Shawntina a common name?
We classify Shawntina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 101 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shawntina most popular?
The single biggest year for Shawntina was 1973, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shawntina is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shawntina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 112 people with the name Shawntina, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,666 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 Shawntina 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 Shawntina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shawntina appears almost entirely female. Of the 114 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 Shawntina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shawntina is Black at 72.3%. The next largest groups are White (17.9%) and Two or More Races (4.5%). 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 Shawntina most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shawntina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.3% (81 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 Shawntina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shawntina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shawntina 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 Shawntina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shawntina 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 Shawntina 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 share the name Shawntina?
Want to know how many people share the name Shawntina? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.