Recorded 1965–2004 Boys' name Peak 1969 117 births

Schon — boys' name

117 babies named Schon in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s451980s131990s162000s27
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Schon was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

11 babies were named Schon in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Schon

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Schon between 1965 and 2004, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Schon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Schon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Schon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Schon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 117 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Schon at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

117

Since 1965

40 years of records

Peak year

1969

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1965

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2004

Schon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1965

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1969)
11
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 2004200019901976197219691965 5

Schon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
45 births that decade — 38% of Schon's all-time total
1960s161970s451980s131990s162000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Schon?
117 babies have been named Schon since 1965. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1969 with 11 births.
When was Schon most popular?
Schon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Schon been used?
Schon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 40 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Schon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Schneur, Schneider, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.