Shakeem vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shakeem

Boy name · Rank #9186

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shakeem Shawn
Current Rank #9186 #637
Total Births (all years) 830 306,134
Peak Year 1994 1971
Peak Year Births 60 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shakeem Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 15 105,794
1980ss 104 65,600
1990ss 418 42,484
2000ss 140 24,197
2010ss 99 10,671
2020ss 54 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shakeem Shawn
2014 10 1,067
2015 11 962
2016 6 946
2017 11 830
2018 12 814
2019 8 723
2020 9 657
2021 17 583
2022 15 522
2023 5 437
2024 8 438

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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