Shaft vs Shawn

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

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Shaft

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shaft Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 103 306,542
Peak Year 1972 1971
Peak Year Births 32 12,825
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shaft Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 459
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,795
1970ss 85 105,790
1980ss — 65,598
1990ss 18 42,483
2000ss — 24,198
2010ss — 10,673
2020ss — 3,046

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaft Shawn
2014 — 1,068
2015 — 962
2016 — 946
2017 — 830
2018 — 814
2019 — 723
2020 — 659
2021 — 587
2022 — 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, 1971–1996.

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