Boys' name · since 1989
Shawnmichael
156 babies named Shawnmichael in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 156
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawnmichael sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 156 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Shawnmichael recorded 156 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2010.
- #14,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 156 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawnmichael ranks #14,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 156
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawnmichael's 156 recorded births place it above 68.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shawnmichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shawnmichael's full recorded timeline at 1999, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shawnmichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shawnmichael by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (93 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Shawnmichael's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Shawnmichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 93 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Shawnmichael's decade-level peak was the 1990s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shawnmichael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1989–2010 (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 Shawnmichael 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.