Shareef vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shareef

Boy name · Rank #10098

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shareef Shawn
Current Rank #10098 #637
Total Births (all years) 1,187 306,134
Peak Year 1997 1971
Peak Year Births 53 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shareef Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 147 105,794
1980ss 242 65,600
1990ss 314 42,484
2000ss 267 24,197
2010ss 160 10,671
2020ss 57 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shareef Shawn
2014 19 1,067
2015 13 962
2016 14 946
2017 13 830
2018 13 814
2019 28 723
2020 19 657
2021 15 583
2022 8 522
2023 8 437
2024 7 438

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, 1974–2024.

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