Girls' name · since 1941
Shearon
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Shearon, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Shearon sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 216 recorded since 1941.
Shearon has 216 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1973.
- #19,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1941
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shearon ranks #19,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1941, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Shearon's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Shearon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shearon splits its recorded history at 1955: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shearon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1973
- Peak year (1959)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shearon by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (84 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Shearon's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shearon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
71 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 84 births (39% of all-time use).
Shearon by state
Where Shearon concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 216 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shearon's data
- Shearon's decade-level peak was the 1950s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Shearons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Shearon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1941–1973 (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 Shearon 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.