Shawn
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #681 for boys in 2025, 399 births
Given to boys 90.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1973 · 11,451 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 306,542since 1931
Shawn over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #681 | 399 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #636 | 440 |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #633 | 438 |
| 2022 | #7,631 | 14 | #566 | 523 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #501 | 587 |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | #451 | 659 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #425 | 723 |
| 2018 | #6,792 | 17 | #390 | 814 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #387 | 830 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #356 | 946 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #351 | 962 |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | #322 | 1,068 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #307 | 1,122 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #273 | 1,301 |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | #247 | 1,431 |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 | #236 | 1,476 |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 | #209 | 1,809 |
| 2008 | #4,550 | 33 | #193 | 2,067 |
| 2007 | #5,230 | 27 | #175 | 2,349 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #168 | 2,476 |
| 2005 | #4,267 | 32 | #174 | 2,372 |
| 2004 | #3,689 | 39 | #169 | 2,409 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #156 | 2,576 |
| 2002 | #4,381 | 28 | #152 | 2,618 |
| 2001 | #3,198 | 43 | #151 | 2,628 |
| 2000 | #2,403 | 64 | #135 | 2,894 |
| 1999 | #2,935 | 45 | #117 | 3,100 |
| 1998 | #2,221 | 64 | #113 | 3,257 |
| 1997 | #1,864 | 79 | #109 | 3,449 |
| 1996 | #1,930 | 74 | #111 | 3,505 |
| 1995 | #1,576 | 96 | #99 | 3,824 |
| 1994 | #1,476 | 107 | #85 | 4,245 |
| 1993 | #1,397 | 116 | #77 | 4,814 |
| 1992 | #1,216 | 143 | #71 | 5,153 |
| 1991 | #1,077 | 168 | #71 | 5,415 |
| 1990 | #1,046 | 171 | #69 | 5,721 |
| 1989 | #1,100 | 152 | #65 | 5,479 |
| 1988 | #899 | 194 | #61 | 5,893 |
| 1987 | #852 | 201 | #59 | 6,202 |
| 1986 | #710 | 252 | #55 | 7,018 |
| 1985 | #596 | 321 | #55 | 6,982 |
| 1984 | #650 | 268 | #56 | 6,049 |
| 1983 | #621 | 279 | #53 | 6,359 |
| 1982 | #587 | 311 | #52 | 6,842 |
| 1981 | #550 | 338 | #49 | 7,076 |
| 1980 | #512 | 388 | #47 | 7,698 |
| 1979 | #444 | 461 | #43 | 7,910 |
| 1978 | #391 | 534 | #39 | 9,289 |
| 1977 | #340 | 667 | #37 | 9,865 |
| 1976 | #297 | 772 | #34 | 10,108 |
| 1975 | #254 | 963 | #31 | 10,682 |
| 1974 | #200 | 1,271 | #30 | 11,438 |
| 1973 | #200 | 1,285 | #27 | 11,451 |
| 1972 | #184 | 1,575 | #28 | 11,277 |
| 1971 | #168 | 1,863 | #28 | 12,825 |
| 1970 | #168 | 1,971 | #34 | 10,945 |
| 1969 | #177 | 1,823 | #41 | 8,267 |
| 1968 | #184 | 1,751 | #43 | 7,478 |
| 1967 | #200 | 1,597 | #51 | 6,138 |
| 1966 | #209 | 1,492 | #54 | 5,725 |
| 1965 | #224 | 1,449 | #69 | 4,924 |
| 1964 | #232 | 1,402 | #88 | 4,403 |
| 1963 | #287 | 1,016 | #108 | 3,461 |
| 1962 | #310 | 902 | #124 | 2,866 |
| 1961 | #305 | 900 | #143 | 2,488 |
| 1960 | #349 | 755 | #163 | 2,045 |
| 1959 | #343 | 767 | #161 | 1,976 |
| 1958 | #342 | 747 | #223 | 1,183 |
| 1957 | #343 | 697 | #251 | 910 |
| 1956 | #377 | 547 | #311 | 569 |
| 1955 | #453 | 396 | #311 | 548 |
| 1954 | #504 | 310 | #344 | 429 |
| 1953 | #688 | 172 | #370 | 343 |
| 1952 | #836 | 120 | #507 | 189 |
| 1951 | #803 | 123 | #590 | 138 |
| 1950 | #803 | 117 | #506 | 175 |
| 1949 | #1,154 | 62 | #590 | 132 |
| 1948 | #955 | 83 | #560 | 143 |
| 1947 | #1,510 | 39 | #923 | 57 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #1,343 | 27 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #1,759 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #3,549 | 5 |
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| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Shawn! It came in at #3,390, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1932–1936, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Shawn is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#45 · 1 in 189
- West Virginia#47 · 1 in 150
- Idaho#50 · 1 in 175
- Maryland#51 · 1 in 226
- Massachusetts#51 · 1 in 227
Best ever in a state: #8 in Montana, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #45 | 26 | 1 in 189 |
| West Virginia | #47 | 70 | 1 in 150 |
| Idaho | #50 | 39 | 1 in 175 |
| Maryland | #51 | 147 | 1 in 226 |
| Massachusetts | #51 | 194 | 1 in 227 |
| Kansas | #54 | 79 | 1 in 214 |
| Maine | #54 | 45 | 1 in 167 |
| Pennsylvania | #54 | 386 | 1 in 213 |
| Hawaii | #56 | 34 | 1 in 212 |
| Kentucky | #56 | 113 | 1 in 220 |
| Ohio | #57 | 353 | 1 in 226 |
| Rhode Island | #57 | 32 | 1 in 208 |
| Virginia | #57 | 156 | 1 in 278 |
| Florida | #58 | 340 | 1 in 270 |
| Vermont | #59 | 18 | 1 in 186 |
| Wyoming | #60 | 13 | 1 in 185 |
| Iowa | #61 | 83 | 1 in 223 |
| New Hampshire | #61 | 34 | 1 in 230 |
| Arkansas | #62 | 58 | 1 in 267 |
| Connecticut | #63 | 72 | 1 in 313 |
| Louisiana | #64 | 107 | 1 in 292 |
| Nebraska | #64 | 46 | 1 in 237 |
| New York | #64 | 430 | 1 in 323 |
| Oklahoma | #64 | 84 | 1 in 244 |
| Michigan | #65 | 217 | 1 in 327 |
| Missouri | #65 | 152 | 1 in 250 |
| North Dakota | #65 | 19 | 1 in 227 |
| New Jersey | #68 | 156 | 1 in 351 |
| Indiana | #69 | 141 | 1 in 287 |
| Wisconsin | #71 | 114 | 1 in 292 |
| South Carolina | #74 | 59 | 1 in 411 |
| Arizona | #75 | 103 | 1 in 299 |
| Illinois | #76 | 219 | 1 in 407 |
| Colorado | #77 | 74 | 1 in 330 |
| Minnesota | #77 | 87 | 1 in 365 |
| Montana | #77 | 16 | 1 in 293 |
| Oregon | #78 | 60 | 1 in 337 |
| Tennessee | #78 | 90 | 1 in 396 |
| South Dakota | #81 | 16 | 1 in 286 |
| Nevada | #82 | 26 | 1 in 332 |
| North Carolina | #82 | 107 | 1 in 444 |
| New Mexico | #83 | 33 | 1 in 346 |
| Utah | #90 | 46 | 1 in 362 |
| Georgia | #91 | 102 | 1 in 492 |
| Washington | #91 | 85 | 1 in 421 |
| Alabama | #95 | 53 | 1 in 512 |
| District of Columbia | #100 | 22 | 1 in 422 |
| Mississippi | #108 | 33 | 1 in 520 |
| Alaska | #112 | 9 | 1 in 490 |
| Texas | #122 | 268 | 1 in 572 |
| California | #134 | 455 | 1 in 638 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shawn
- 45 spots since 2024 (#636 → #681)
- 230 spots since 2020 (#451 → #681)
- 330 spots since 2015 (#351 → #681)
- Biggest jump: 586 spots in 1947 (#1,509 → #923)
- Biggest drop: 84 spots in 1951 (#506 → #590)
- Debuted 1931
- Peaked 1973 at #27 (11,451 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1964–1995
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1947–2025
- Highest: 1 in 136 boys born in 1973 were named Shawn (0.73%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,281 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 34.5% of all boys named Shawn (105,790) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1936, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 40 | #2,159 (1939) | #2,821 |
| 1940s | 459 | #560 (1948) | #1,392 |
| 1950s | 6,460 | #161 (1959) | #357 |
| 1960s | 47,795 | #41 (1969) | #88 |
| 1970s | 105,790 | #27 (1973) | #33 |
| 1980s | 65,598 | #47 (1980) | #55 |
| 1990s | 42,483 | #69 (1990) | #92 |
| 2000s | 24,198 | #135 (2000) | #168 |
| 2010s | 10,673 | #236 (2010) | #329 |
| 2020s | 3,046 | #451 (2020) | #578 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shawn in 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 11,103 of them was named Shawn, which outranked 93.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,042Reina172
- #1,042Rosemarie172
- #1,042Stephani172
- #1,046Shawn171
- #1,046Isabelle171
- #1,046Kasie171
- #1,046Marcela171
- #1,052Anissa170
- #1,052Joni170
- #1,052Patience170
Tied with 5 names at #1,046; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 359 of them was named Shawn, which outranked 99.3% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.