Shaw vs Shane

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

Name A

Shaw

Boy name · Rank #4217

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shaw Shane
Current Rank #4217 #601
Total Births (all years) 1,336 192,583
Peak Year 2020 1973
Peak Year Births 39 5,710
Peak Decade 2010s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shaw Shane
1910s 6 -
1920s 12 -
1930s 5 36
1940s - 159
1950s 16 2,589
1960s 71 13,923
1970s 195 50,279
1980s 179 43,169
1990s 186 40,598
2000s 205 26,129
2010s 284 12,510
2020s 177 3,191

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaw Shane
2014 25 1,298
2015 31 1,217
2016 33 1,068
2017 28 916
2018 31 875
2019 31 739
2020 39 569
2021 32 598
2022 34 582
2023 26 528
2024 25 475
2025 21 439

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, 1914–2025.

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