Shamel vs Shawn

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

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Shamel

Boy name

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shamel Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 1,020 306,134
Peak Year 1993 1971
Peak Year Births 42 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shamel Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 89 105,794
1980ss 297 65,600
1990ss 317 42,484
2000ss 197 24,197
2010ss 108 10,671
2020ss 12 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shamel Shawn
2014 11 1,067
2015 13 962
2016 11 946
2017 8 830
2018 7 814
2019 — 723
2020 — 657
2021 7 583
2022 — 522
2023 5 437
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, 1974–2023.

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