Shade vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shade

Boy name · Rank #5436

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shade Shawn
Current Rank #5436 #637
Total Births (all years) 1,144 306,134
Peak Year 1997 1971
Peak Year Births 33 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shade Shawn
1880ss 28 —
1890ss 18 —
1900ss 6 —
1910ss 72 —
1920ss 66 —
1930ss 48 40
1940ss 28 460
1950ss 13 6,460
1960ss 31 47,791
1970ss 45 105,794
1980ss 84 65,600
1990ss 224 42,484
2000ss 208 24,197
2010ss 191 10,671
2020ss 82 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shade Shawn
2014 12 1,067
2015 22 962
2016 14 946
2017 20 830
2018 20 814
2019 19 723
2020 14 657
2021 19 583
2022 14 522
2023 18 437
2024 17 438

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, 1880–2024.

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