Unisex name · since 1975
Shawon
Shawon has 165 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shawon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 165 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawon has been recorded 165 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2005.
- #14,146 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 165 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawon ranks #14,146 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shawon's 165 recorded births place it above 68.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Shawon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shawon splits its recorded history at 1991: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shawon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2005
- Peak year (1986)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shawon popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 1970 (Shawon as girls' name)
Shawon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (75 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Shawon's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shawon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 75 births (45% of all-time use).
Shawon by state
Where Shawon concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 6.7% |
11 of 165 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shawon's data
- Shawon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Shawons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Shawon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1975–2005 (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 Shawon 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.