Shayan vs Shawn

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

Name A

Shayan

Boy name · Rank #1758

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shayan Shawn
Current Rank #1758 #637
Total Births (all years) 2,229 306,134
Peak Year 2024 1971
Peak Year Births 94 12,825
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1982 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shayan Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss — 47,791
1970ss — 105,794
1980ss 79 65,600
1990ss 457 42,484
2000ss 612 24,197
2010ss 660 10,671
2020ss 421 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shayan Shawn
2014 78 1,067
2015 74 962
2016 64 946
2017 60 830
2018 67 814
2019 73 723
2020 86 657
2021 73 583
2022 84 522
2023 84 437
2024 94 438

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, 1982–2024.

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