Shain vs Shawn

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

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Shain

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shain Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 1,209 306,134
Peak Year 1985 1971
Peak Year Births 40 12,825
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shain Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss 52 47,791
1970ss 286 105,794
1980ss 300 65,600
1990ss 253 42,484
2000ss 200 24,197
2010ss 102 10,671
2020ss 16 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shain Shawn
2014 8 1,067
2015 8 962
2016 — 946
2017 9 830
2018 6 814
2019 8 723
2020 6 657
2021 — 583
2022 10 522
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, 1963–2022.

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