Sharief vs Shawn

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

Name A

Sharief

Boy name

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Sharief Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 187 306,542
Peak Year 1997 1971
Peak Year Births 14 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Sharief Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 459
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,795
1970ss 25 105,790
1980ss 45 65,598
1990ss 90 42,483
2000ss 27 24,198
2010ss — 10,673
2020ss — 3,046

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sharief Shawn
2014 — 1,068
2015 — 962
2016 — 946
2017 — 830
2018 — 814
2019 — 723
2020 — 659
2021 — 587
2022 — 523
2023 — 438
2024 — 440
2025 — 399

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, 1970–2008.

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