Boys' name · since 1964
Shean
414 babies named Shean in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shean sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 414 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Shean recorded 414 times among boys since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2009.
- #8,843 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 414 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shean ranks #8,843 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shean's 414 recorded births place it above 80.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shean splits its recorded history at 1985: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shean popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2009
- Peak year (1970)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shean popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1968 (Shean as girls' name)
Shean by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (150 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Shean's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 150 births (36% of all-time use).
Shean by state
Where Shean concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 414 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shean's data
- Shean's decade-level peak was the 1970s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sheans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1964–2009 (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 Shean 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.