Shayonna
A feminine name with unknown meaning and origins.
Name Census estimates that about 211 living Americans carry the first name Shayonna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shayonna today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shayonna births was 2004 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shayonna. 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.
People living today
211
~ 1 in 1,624,428 Americans
Peak year
2004
15 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2011 SSA rank
#16,482
Tracked since 1990
Census
Shayonna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 175 people with the first name Shayonna, which placed it at #41,669 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
#41,669
National first-name rank
People counted
175
175 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
76.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shayonna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shayonna is Black at 76.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.4%) and White (5.7%). 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 Shayonna 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 Shayonna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American76.0% · 133
- Two or more races11.4% · 20
- White5.7% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 4
Popularity
Shayonna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shayonna from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 108 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shayonna 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 Shayonna 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 Shayonna
The name Shayonna is a relatively modern name that seems to have originated in the late 20th century, likely in the United States. It does not appear to have any direct etymological roots in ancient languages or cultures, but rather seems to be a creative combination of sounds and syllables that were popular during this time period.
Despite its modern origins, the name Shayonna may have been influenced by the French name Shay, which is a variant of the name Cheyenne. The Cheyenne were a Native American tribe that originally inhabited the Great Plains region of the United States. The name Cheyenne itself is derived from the Sioux word "Sha-hi-yena," meaning "people of a different speech."
While there are no recorded instances of the name Shayonna appearing in ancient texts or historical records, there have been a few notable individuals who have borne this name in more recent times. One of the earliest recorded examples is Shayonna Lee, an American track and field athlete who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Another individual with this name is Shayonna Hodge, an American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for several teams, including the San Antonio Stars and the Connecticut Sun, between 2012 and 2018.
Shayonna Spires is an American singer and songwriter who gained popularity in the early 2010s for her work in the R&B and soul music genres. She has released several albums and has been featured on various music charts and award shows.
Shayonna Garrett is an American actress and model who has appeared in various television shows and films, including "Glee" and "The Vampire Diaries."
Lastly, Shayonna Hoskins is an American entrepreneur and business owner who founded a successful skincare line called "Shayonna Beauty" in the early 2000s.
While these individuals may not be household names, they represent some of the earliest recorded examples of people bearing the name Shayonna and help to shed light on the origins and history of this modern name.
People
Shayonna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shayonna 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
Shayonna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shayonna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 211 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shayonna 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 1,624,428 US residents.
Is Shayonna a common name?
We classify Shayonna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 216 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shayonna most popular?
The single biggest year for Shayonna was 2004, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shayonna is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shayonna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 175 people with the name Shayonna, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,669 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 Shayonna 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 Shayonna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shayonna appears almost entirely female. Of the 176 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Shayonna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shayonna is Black at 76.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.4%) and White (5.7%). 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 Shayonna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shayonna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.0% (133 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 Shayonna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shayonna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shayonna 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 Shayonna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shayonna 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 Shayonna 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 have the name Shayonna?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Shayonna at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.