Shawn

Shawn

Primarily a boy's name · 90% boys

Shawn first appears in the U.S. data in 1931 and has been recorded in 90 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1971 with 12,825 babies (rank #28 that year). In 2024 it was given to 438 boys (rank #638). The name has been declining over the last five years.

339,174

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

12,825

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1931	6	#3,698
1936	5	#3,982
1937	8	#2,880
1938	10	#2,463
1939	11	#2,271
1940	13	#2,067
1941	16	#1,811
1942	19	#1,674
1943	27	#1,362
1944	13	#2,070
1945	17	#1,685
1946	22	#1,551
1947	57	#936
1948	143	#561
1949	133	#590
1950	175	#508
1951	138	#594
1952	189	#509
1953	343	#370
1954	429	#344
1955	548	#312
1956	569	#312
1957	909	#252
1958	1,183	#223
1959	1,977	#161
1960	2,045	#163
1961	2,485	#143
1962	2,867	#124
1963	3,459	#108
1964	4,402	#88
1965	4,924	#69
1966	5,725	#54
1967	6,139	#51
1968	7,477	#43
1969	8,268	#41
1970	10,945	#34
1971	12,825	#28
1972	11,279	#28
1973	11,451	#27
1974	11,438	#30
1975	10,682	#31
1976	10,110	#34
1977	9,865	#37
1978	9,290	#39
1979	7,909	#43
1980	7,698	#47
1981	7,076	#49
1982	6,844	#52
1983	6,360	#53
1984	6,049	#56
1985	6,981	#55
1986	7,018	#55
1987	6,202	#59
1988	5,893	#61
1989	5,479	#65
1990	5,722	#69
1991	5,414	#71
1992	5,154	#71
1993	4,814	#77
1994	4,245	#86
1995	3,824	#100
1996	3,505	#111
1997	3,449	#109
1998	3,257	#113
1999	3,100	#117
2000	2,894	#135
2001	2,628	#151
2002	2,618	#152
2003	2,576	#156
2004	2,409	#169
2005	2,372	#174
2006	2,476	#168
2007	2,349	#175
2008	2,066	#193
2009	1,809	#209
2010	1,475	#236
2011	1,431	#247
2012	1,301	#273
2013	1,122	#307
2014	1,067	#322
2015	962	#352
2016	946	#356
2017	830	#387
2018	814	#390
2019	723	#426
2020	657	#453
2021	583	#503
2022	522	#568
2023	437	#633
2024	438	#638

Year

Babies

Rank

1931

#3,698

1936

#3,982

1937

#2,880

1938

#2,463

1939

#2,271

1940

#2,067

1941

#1,811

1942

#1,674

1943

#1,362

1944

#2,070

1945

#1,685

1946

#1,551

1947

#936

1948

143

#561

1949

133

#590

1950

175

#508

1951

138

#594

1952

189

#509

1953

343

#370

1954

429

#344

1955

548

#312

1956

569

#312

1957

909

#252

1958

1,183

#223

1959

1,977

#161

1960

2,045

#163

1961

2,485

#143

1962

2,867

#124

1963

3,459

#108

1964

4,402

#88

1965

4,924

#69

1966

5,725

#54

1967

6,139

#51

1968

7,477

#43

1969

8,268

#41

1970

10,945

#34

1971

12,825

#28

1972

11,279

#28

1973

11,451

#27

1974

11,438

#30

1975

10,682

#31

1976

10,110

#34

1977

9,865

#37

1978

9,290

#39

1979

7,909

#43

1980

7,698

#47

1981

7,076

#49

1982

6,844

#52

1983

6,360

#53

1984

6,049

#56

1985

6,981

#55

1986

7,018

#55

1987

6,202

#59

1988

5,893

#61

1989

5,479

#65

1990

5,722

#69

1991

5,414

#71

1992

5,154

#71

1993

4,814

#77

1994

4,245

#86

1995

3,824

#100

1996

3,505

#111

1997

3,449

#109

1998

3,257

#113

1999

3,100

#117

2000

2,894

#135

2001

2,628

#151

2002

2,618

#152

2003

2,576

#156

2004

2,409

#169

2005

2,372

#174

2006

2,476

#168

2007

2,349

#175

2008

2,066

#193

2009

1,809

#209

2010

1,475

#236

2011

1,431

#247

2012

1,301

#273

2013

1,122

#307

2014

1,067

#322

2015

962

#352

2016

946

#356

2017

830

#387

2018

814

#390

2019

723

#426

2020

657

#453

2021

583

#503

2022

522

#568

2023

437

#633

2024

438

#638

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

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Year-by-Year Detail