Shant vs Shawn

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

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Shant

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Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shant Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 817 306,134
Peak Year 1991 1971
Peak Year Births 33 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shant Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 58 105,794
1980ss 203 65,600
1990ss 249 42,484
2000ss 185 24,197
2010ss 95 10,671
2020ss 27 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shant Shawn
2014 — 1,067
2015 12 962
2016 11 946
2017 14 830
2018 — 814
2019 10 723
2020 12 657
2021 6 583
2022 — 522
2023 9 437
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, 1972–2023.

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