Shaheen vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shaheen

Boy name · Rank #4744

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shaheen Shawn
Current Rank #4744 #637
Total Births (all years) 570 306,134
Peak Year 1990 1971
Peak Year Births 23 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shaheen Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 38 105,794
1980ss 128 65,600
1990ss 155 42,484
2000ss 78 24,197
2010ss 88 10,671
2020ss 83 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaheen Shawn
2014 15 1,067
2015 11 962
2016 9 946
2017 13 830
2018 — 814
2019 10 723
2020 13 657
2021 15 583
2022 12 522
2023 22 437
2024 21 438

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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