Boys' name · since 1972
Shohn
11 babies named Shohn in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Shohn since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shohn recorded 11 times among boys since 1972, 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 1972 to 1973.
- #34,102 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shohn ranks #34,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shohn's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shohn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shohn's full recorded timeline at 1973, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shohn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Shohn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Shohn's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shohn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shohn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1972–1973 (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 Shohn 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.