Recorded 1996–2002 Boys' name Peak 2001 74 births

Shjon — boys' name

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.

1990s352000s39

The verdict

74 boys have been named Shjon since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.

74
total births
1996–2002
years on record
2000s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shjon was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

17 babies were named Shjon in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shjon

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Shjon between 1996 and 2002, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shjon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shjon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shjon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Colorado, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Shjon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shjon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shjon at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

74

Since 1996

7 years of records

Peak year

2001

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1996

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shjon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1996

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2001)
17
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Shjon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 53% of Shjon's all-time total
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Shjon by state

Where Shjon concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shjon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Colorado
17 23.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 13.5%
Colorado share of Shjon's total US births 23.0%
Even split

17 of 74 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shjon?
74 babies have been named Shjon since 1996. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2001 with 17 births.
When was Shjon most popular?
Shjon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Shjon most popular?
The top states for the name Shjon are Colorado (17 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Shjon been used?
Shjon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 7 years of data through 2002.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.