Shayn vs Shawn

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

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Shayn

Boy name

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Name B

Shawn

Boy name · Rank #637

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Metric Shayn Shawn
Current Rank Unranked #637
Total Births (all years) 454 306,134
Peak Year 1989 1971
Peak Year Births 21 12,825
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1931

Births by Decade

Decade Shayn Shawn
1930ss — 40
1940ss — 460
1950ss — 6,460
1960ss 5 47,791
1970ss 54 105,794
1980ss 98 65,600
1990ss 170 42,484
2000ss 77 24,197
2010ss 50 10,671
2020ss — 2,637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shayn Shawn
2014 10 1,067
2015 6 962
2016 — 946
2017 5 830
2018 — 814
2019 5 723
2020 — 657
2021 — 583
2022 — 522
2023 — 437
2024 — 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, 1969–2019.

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