Shawn vs Shane

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

Name A

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shawn Shane
Current Rank #637 #601
Total Births (all years) 306,542 192,583
Peak Year 1971 1973
Peak Year Births 12,825 5,710
Peak Decade 1970s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1931 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shawn Shane
1930s 40 36
1940s 459 159
1950s 6,460 2,589
1960s 47,795 13,923
1970s 105,790 50,279
1980s 65,598 43,169
1990s 42,483 40,598
2000s 24,198 26,129
2010s 10,673 12,510
2020s 3,046 3,191

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shawn Shane
2014 1,068 1,298
2015 962 1,217
2016 946 1,068
2017 830 916
2018 814 875
2019 723 739
2020 659 569
2021 587 598
2022 523 582
2023 438 528
2024 440 475
2025 399 439

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, 1931–2025.

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