Sharrod vs Shawn

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

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Sharrod

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Sharrod Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 563 306,134
Peak Year 1979 1971
Peak Year Births 23 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Sharrod Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss 102 105,794
1980ss 132 65,600
1990ss 147 42,484
2000ss 109 24,197
2010ss 68 10,671
2020ss 5 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sharrod Shawn
2014 10 1,067
2015 5 962
2016 5 946
2017 — 830
2018 — 814
2019 5 723
2020 5 657
2021 — 583
2022 — 522
2023 — 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, 1972–2020.

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