Sharif vs Shawn

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

Name A

Sharif

Boy name · Rank #5270

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Sharif Shawn
Current Rank #5270 #637
Total Births (all years) 2,678 306,134
Peak Year 1980 1971
Peak Year Births 82 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Sharif Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss 41 47,791
1970ss 538 105,794
1980ss 643 65,600
1990ss 679 42,484
2000ss 436 24,197
2010ss 249 10,671
2020ss 92 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sharif Shawn
2014 28 1,067
2015 24 962
2016 28 946
2017 14 830
2018 19 814
2019 26 723
2020 23 657
2021 23 583
2022 15 522
2023 13 437
2024 18 438

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, 1963–2024.

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