Total births
34
Boys' name · since 1968
Shahn
34 babies named Shahn in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 34
- total births
- 1968–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 82%
- born in that decade
Shahn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 34 recorded since 1968.
Shahn has 34 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1977.
- 34 total births
- 1968–1977 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 82% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 boys have been named Shahn since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1977.
- 34
- total births
- 1968–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 82%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
82% of everyone ever named Shahn was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
9 babies were named Shahn in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Shahn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shahn's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shahn at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Shahn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1977
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shahn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Shahn's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Shahn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (82% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shahn? ▼
Shahn has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1977. 9 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Shahn most popular? ▼
Shahn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Shahn been used? ▼
Shahn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 10 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Shahn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Shahn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shahn: Baby Name Since 1968 - 34 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shahn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shahn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.