Unisex name · since 1971
Shamon
Shamon has 659 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 659
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
659 boys have been named Shamon since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shamon has 659 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2023.
- #6,695 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 659 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamon ranks #6,695 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 659 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 659
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamon's 659 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shamon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamon splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Shamon popularity over time - girls
140 total births recorded since 1969 (Shamon as girls' name)
Shamon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (179 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Shamon's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Shamon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 179 births (27% of all-time use).
How Shamon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shamon's total volume
Shamon by state
Where Shamon concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Shamon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shamons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1971–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Shamon 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 August 2026.