Shayaan vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shayaan

Boy name · Rank #5767

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shayaan Shawn
Current Rank #5767 #637
Total Births (all years) 761 306,134
Peak Year 2011 1971
Peak Year Births 60 12,825
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shayaan Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss — 105,794
1980ss — 65,600
1990ss 6 42,484
2000ss 223 24,197
2010ss 423 10,671
2020ss 109 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shayaan Shawn
2014 40 1,067
2015 33 962
2016 48 946
2017 27 830
2018 36 814
2019 23 723
2020 24 657
2021 32 583
2022 16 522
2023 21 437
2024 16 438

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, 1995–2024.

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