All over the world, شوني (Shoni 
, Shawnee 
, شوني 
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name شوني is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a common boy's name, the United States, where it is quite a rare girly name, and South Africa, where it is a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Japan, the United States, and India. Much less frequently, شوني is the last name as well as the forename.