Shad vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shad

Boy name

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shad Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 4,822 306,134
Peak Year 1971 1971
Peak Year Births 406 12,825
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1940 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shad Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss 5 460
1950ss 21 6,460
1960ss 388 47,791
1970ss 2,582 105,794
1980ss 726 65,600
1990ss 538 42,484
2000ss 338 24,197
2010ss 182 10,671
2020ss 42 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shad Shawn
2014 20 1,067
2015 26 962
2016 15 946
2017 14 830
2018 16 814
2019 11 723
2020 11 657
2021 8 583
2022 8 522
2023 15 437
2024 — 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, 1940–2023.

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