Shown vs Shon

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

Name A

Shown

Boy name

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Name B

Shon

Boy name · Rank #6898

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Metric Shown Shon
Current Rank Unranked #6898
Total Births (all years) 75 5,172
Peak Year 1971 1971
Peak Year Births 11 301
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Shown Shon
1950ss — 87
1960ss 12 940
1970ss 53 2,051
1980ss — 691
1990ss 10 685
2000ss — 424
2010ss — 209
2020ss — 85

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shown Shon
2014 — 24
2015 — 16
2016 — 15
2017 — 21
2018 — 24
2019 — 20
2020 — 18
2021 — 12
2022 — 20
2023 — 14
2024 — 12
2025 — 9

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, 1968–1994.

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