Boys' name · since 1996
Shjon
74 babies named Shjon in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shjon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 1996.
Shjon has 74 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2002.
- #19,491 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shjon ranks #19,491 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shjon's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Colorado.
Shjon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shjon's full recorded timeline at 1999, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shjon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2002
- Peak year (2001)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Shjon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Shjon's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shjon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (53% of all-time use).
Shjon by state
Where Shjon concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colorado | | 17 | 23.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 13.5% |
17 of 74 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Colorado records the most Shjons (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Colorado names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shjon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1996–2002 (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 Shjon 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.