Shammah vs Shawn

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

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Shammah

Boy name

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shammah Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 66 306,134
Peak Year 1978 1971
Peak Year Births 7 12,825
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shammah Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 7 105,794
1980ss — 65,600
1990ss 6 42,484
2000ss 14 24,197
2010ss 25 10,671
2020ss 14 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shammah Shawn
2014 6 1,067
2015 — 962
2016 — 946
2017 7 830
2018 6 814
2019 — 723
2020 — 657
2021 7 583
2022 7 522
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, 1978–2022.

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