Shaan vs Shawn

Side-by-side comparison of Shaan and Shawn — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shaan

Boy name · Rank #2083

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shaan Shawn
Current Rank #2083 #637
Total Births (all years) 2,443 306,134
Peak Year 2009 1971
Peak Year Births 113 12,825
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shaan Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 35 105,794
1980ss 118 65,600
1990ss 238 42,484
2000ss 786 24,197
2010ss 882 10,671
2020ss 384 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaan Shawn
2014 74 1,067
2015 90 962
2016 102 946
2017 77 830
2018 73 814
2019 87 723
2020 68 657
2021 97 583
2022 67 522
2023 80 437
2024 72 438

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1970–2024.

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