Shafter vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shafter

Boy name

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shafter Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 119 306,134
Peak Year 1898 1971
Peak Year Births 14 12,825
Peak Decade 1920ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1898 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shafter Shawn
1890ss 14 —
1900ss 18 —
1910ss 7 —
1920ss 48 —
1930ss 26 40
1940ss 6 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss — 105,794
1980ss — 65,600
1990ss — 42,484
2000ss — 24,197
2010ss — 10,671
2020ss — 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shafter Shawn
2014 — 1,067
2015 — 962
2016 — 946
2017 — 830
2018 — 814
2019 — 723
2020 — 657
2021 — 583
2022 — 522
2023 — 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, 1898–1942.

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