Shadow vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shadow

Boy name · Rank #6296

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shadow Shawn
Current Rank #6296 #637
Total Births (all years) 598 306,134
Peak Year 1993 1971
Peak Year Births 36 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shadow Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss — 105,794
1980ss 45 65,600
1990ss 258 42,484
2000ss 100 24,197
2010ss 120 10,671
2020ss 75 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shadow Shawn
2014 14 1,067
2015 11 962
2016 7 946
2017 19 830
2018 10 814
2019 15 723
2020 14 657
2021 17 583
2022 18 522
2023 12 437
2024 14 438

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, 1987–2024.

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