Shamar vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shamar

Boy name · Rank #3293

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shamar Shawn
Current Rank #3293 #637
Total Births (all years) 6,120 306,134
Peak Year 2000 1971
Peak Year Births 383 12,825
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shamar Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 191 105,794
1980ss 625 65,600
1990ss 1,304 42,484
2000ss 2,538 24,197
2010ss 1,191 10,671
2020ss 271 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shamar Shawn
2014 101 1,067
2015 120 962
2016 91 946
2017 94 830
2018 101 814
2019 85 723
2020 69 657
2021 61 583
2022 63 522
2023 42 437
2024 36 438

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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