Shaheem vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shaheem

Boy name · Rank #12672

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shaheem Shawn
Current Rank #12672 #637
Total Births (all years) 761 306,134
Peak Year 1997 1971
Peak Year Births 47 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shaheem Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 20 105,794
1980ss 81 65,600
1990ss 253 42,484
2000ss 213 24,197
2010ss 148 10,671
2020ss 46 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaheem Shawn
2014 11 1,067
2015 19 962
2016 17 946
2017 16 830
2018 10 814
2019 13 723
2020 6 657
2021 8 583
2022 12 522
2023 15 437
2024 5 438

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, 1976–2024.

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