Shawn
Boy name
Shawn at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #636 in 2024
Shawn popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1940 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1950 | #506 | 175 |
| 1960 | #163 | 2,045 |
| 1970 | #34 | 10,945 |
| 1973 | #27 | 11,451 |
| 1980 | #47 | 7,698 |
| 1990 | #69 | 5,722 |
| 2000 | #135 | 2,894 |
| 2010 | #236 | 1,475 |
| 2020 | #453 | 657 |
| 2024 | #636 | 438 |
All 90 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1936 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1937 | #2,679 | 8 |
| 1938 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1939 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1941 | #1,759 | 16 |
| 1942 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1943 | #1,343 | 27 |
| 1944 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1945 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1946 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1947 | #923 | 57 |
| 1948 | #560 | 143 |
| 1949 | #585 | 133 |
| 1950 | #506 | 175 |
| 1951 | #590 | 138 |
| 1952 | #507 | 189 |
| 1953 | #370 | 343 |
| 1954 | #344 | 429 |
| 1955 | #311 | 548 |
| 1956 | #311 | 569 |
| 1957 | #251 | 909 |
| 1958 | #223 | 1,183 |
| 1959 | #161 | 1,977 |
| 1960 | #163 | 2,045 |
| 1961 | #143 | 2,485 |
| 1962 | #124 | 2,867 |
| 1963 | #108 | 3,459 |
| 1964 | #88 | 4,402 |
| 1965 | #69 | 4,924 |
| 1966 | #54 | 5,725 |
| 1967 | #51 | 6,139 |
| 1968 | #43 | 7,477 |
| 1969 | #41 | 8,268 |
| 1970 | #34 | 10,945 |
| 1971 | #28 | 12,825 |
| 1972 | #28 | 11,279 |
| 1973 | #27 | 11,451 |
| 1974 | #30 | 11,438 |
| 1975 | #31 | 10,682 |
| 1976 | #34 | 10,110 |
| 1977 | #37 | 9,865 |
| 1978 | #39 | 9,290 |
| 1979 | #43 | 7,909 |
| 1980 | #47 | 7,698 |
| 1981 | #49 | 7,076 |
| 1982 | #52 | 6,844 |
| 1983 | #53 | 6,360 |
| 1984 | #56 | 6,049 |
| 1985 | #55 | 6,981 |
| 1986 | #55 | 7,018 |
| 1987 | #59 | 6,202 |
| 1988 | #61 | 5,893 |
| 1989 | #65 | 5,479 |
| 1990 | #69 | 5,722 |
| 1991 | #71 | 5,414 |
| 1992 | #71 | 5,154 |
| 1993 | #77 | 4,814 |
| 1994 | #85 | 4,245 |
| 1995 | #99 | 3,824 |
| 1996 | #111 | 3,505 |
| 1997 | #109 | 3,449 |
| 1998 | #113 | 3,257 |
| 1999 | #117 | 3,100 |
| 2000 | #135 | 2,894 |
| 2001 | #151 | 2,628 |
| 2002 | #152 | 2,618 |
| 2003 | #156 | 2,576 |
| 2004 | #169 | 2,409 |
| 2005 | #174 | 2,372 |
| 2006 | #168 | 2,476 |
| 2007 | #175 | 2,349 |
| 2008 | #193 | 2,066 |
| 2009 | #209 | 1,809 |
| 2010 | #236 | 1,475 |
| 2011 | #247 | 1,431 |
| 2012 | #273 | 1,301 |
| 2013 | #307 | 1,122 |
| 2014 | #322 | 1,067 |
| 2015 | #351 | 962 |
| 2016 | #356 | 946 |
| 2017 | #387 | 830 |
| 2018 | #390 | 814 |
| 2019 | #425 | 723 |
| 2020 | #453 | 657 |
| 2021 | #503 | 583 |
| 2022 | #568 | 522 |
| 2023 | #633 | 437 |
| 2024 | #636 | 438 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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