Shaw vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shaw

Boy name · Rank #4201

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shaw Shawn
Current Rank #4201 #637
Total Births (all years) 1,315 306,134
Peak Year 2020 1971
Peak Year Births 39 12,825
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shaw Shawn
1910ss 6 —
1920ss 12 —
1930ss 5 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss 16 6,460
1960ss 71 47,791
1970ss 195 105,794
1980ss 179 65,600
1990ss 186 42,484
2000ss 205 24,197
2010ss 284 10,671
2020ss 156 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaw Shawn
2014 25 1,067
2015 31 962
2016 33 946
2017 28 830
2018 31 814
2019 31 723
2020 39 657
2021 32 583
2022 34 522
2023 26 437
2024 25 438

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, 1914–2024.

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