Shaquan vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shaquan

Boy name · Rank #12695

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shaquan Shawn
Current Rank #12695 #637
Total Births (all years) 2,115 306,134
Peak Year 1994 1971
Peak Year Births 244 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shaquan Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 18 105,794
1980ss 211 65,600
1990ss 1,289 42,484
2000ss 382 24,197
2010ss 152 10,671
2020ss 63 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaquan Shawn
2014 15 1,067
2015 16 962
2016 11 946
2017 13 830
2018 14 814
2019 13 723
2020 9 657
2021 14 583
2022 23 522
2023 12 437
2024 5 438

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, 1978–2024.

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