Shaden vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shaden

Boy name

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shaden Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 305 306,542
Peak Year 2007 1971
Peak Year Births 25 12,825
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shaden Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 459
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,795
1970ss — 105,790
1980ss — 65,598
1990ss 41 42,483
2000ss 164 24,198
2010ss 85 10,673
2020ss 15 3,046

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaden Shawn
2014 8 1,068
2015 8 962
2016 6 946
2017 6 830
2018 10 814
2019 — 723
2020 5 659
2021 5 587
2022 5 523
2023 — 438
2024 — 440
2025 — 399

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, 1995–2022.

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