The first name Shawnee
A girl’s name meaning “shawnee”, “southerners”.
Pronounced /ʃɑˈni/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Shawnee means “shawnee”, “southerners”.
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.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Shawnee last appeared in the official list in 2002, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 7 births (#2,096).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shawnee with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shawnee at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 7 girls born in the United States were named Shawnee, the 13,274th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1992, when 228 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Shawnee
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Shawnee SmithAmerican actress, born 1969
Questions
- What does the name Shawnee mean?
- Shawnee means “shawnee”, “southerners”.
- How popular is the name Shawnee?
- In 2002, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Shawnee, ranking 4,137th. Its peak was 1996, with 7 births.
- Is Shawnee a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 4,029 US babies named Shawnee since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shawnee most popular?
- 1992 in the United States, when 228 babies were named Shawnee, its highest rank at 872nd.
- How do you pronounce Shawnee?
- Shawnee is /ʃɑˈni/, 2 syllables.