Shah vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shah

Boy name · Rank #5952

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shah Shawn
Current Rank #5952 #637
Total Births (all years) 418 306,134
Peak Year 2009 1971
Peak Year Births 22 12,825
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shah Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 40 105,794
1980ss 18 65,600
1990ss 79 42,484
2000ss 106 24,197
2010ss 108 10,671
2020ss 67 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shah Shawn
2014 11 1,067
2015 11 962
2016 10 946
2017 9 830
2018 11 814
2019 7 723
2020 13 657
2021 14 583
2022 11 522
2023 14 437
2024 15 438

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, 1972–2024.

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