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Shawntez

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How to Pronounce Shawntez

Pronounced shawn-TEZ /ʃɔːnˈtɛz/Low

Meaning: Shawntez is an invented boys' name of the 1980s and 1990s, formed from Shawn plus the stylish -tez ending found in Cortez and Martez. Shawn is an English spelling of the Irish Sean, itself from John, the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious,' so Shawntez carries that meaning under a modern, percussive surface.Low

In 30 seconds: Shawntez is a modern African American coinage joining Shawn (from John, 'God is gracious') to a -tez ending. It stayed rare, peaking around 1994 (said shawn-TEZ).
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Origin LowAfrican American
MeaningShawntez is an invented boys' name of the 1980s and 1990s, formed from Shawn plus the stylish -tez ending found in Cortez and Martez. Shawn is an English spelling of the Irish Sean, itself from John, the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious,' so Shawntez carries that meaning under a modern, percussive surface.
U.S. rank (2014)#11889 ↘ Falling
2014 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 119

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419852014

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shawntez is a coined name built from Shawn and the fashionable -tez ending of Cortez and Martez. Behind Shawn stands John, from the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious,' so Shawntez inherits that meaning while wearing the bold, rhythmic style of late-century American naming.

Shawntez was never common, given to only about fourteen boys a year at its mid-1990s peak and to roughly a hundred boys in all. A man named Shawntez then is around thirty today, part of an inventive naming generation.

Did you know? Its -tez ending links it by sound to a family of names like Cortez, Martez, and Dontez that flourished in the same decades.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Shawntez — Coinage: Shawn (< John 'God is gracious') + -tez (Cortez/Martez); peaked mid-1990s.

Variations

ShauntezShawntaeShantezShawntel

Nicknames

ShawnTez

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If you like Shawntez…

Cortez— a like -tez ending name
Martez— a fellow -tez coinage
Deshawn— a related Shawn-based name
Javontae— a similar rhythmic boy's coinage

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shawntez mean?

It is a modern coinage joining Shawn (from John, 'God is gracious') to a -tez ending as in Cortez and Martez.

How do you pronounce Shawntez?

It is said shawn-TEZ /ʃɔːnˈtɛz/ - two syllables, with the stress on the second.

Is Shawntez a boy or girl name?

Shawntez is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Shawntez?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen boys a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-nineties.

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