Shamir vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shamir

Boy name · Rank #3809

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shamir Shawn
Current Rank #3809 #637
Total Births (all years) 1,491 306,134
Peak Year 2010 1971
Peak Year Births 49 12,825
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shamir Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 5 105,794
1980ss 220 65,600
1990ss 314 42,484
2000ss 409 24,197
2010ss 385 10,671
2020ss 158 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shamir Shawn
2014 30 1,067
2015 43 962
2016 49 946
2017 33 830
2018 33 814
2019 40 723
2020 40 657
2021 40 583
2022 27 522
2023 22 437
2024 29 438

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, 1975–2024.

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