Unisex name · since 1967
Shone
335 babies named Shone in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 335
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
335 boys have been named Shone since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shone has 335 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2011.
- #10,006 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 335 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shone ranks #10,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 335 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 335
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shone's 335 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shone's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shone popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2011
- Peak year (1973)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Shone popularity over time - girls
51 total births recorded since 1967 (Shone as girls' name)
Shone by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (199 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Shone's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Shone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
199 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 199 births (59% of all-time use).
Shone by state
Where Shone concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 335 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shone's data
- Shone's decade-level peak was the 1970s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shones (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Shone: 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 (~44 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, 1967–2011 (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 Shone 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.