Shawn

Given to 339,597 US babies since 1931

▼ Falling −39% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#7885

recorded as girls

634 since 2024

#681

recorded as boys

45 since 2024

Babies in 2025

412

girls 13 · boys 399

Peak year

1973

11,451 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

339,597

since 1931

Born a Shawn? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Shawn was most popular in 1973, when 11,451 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 399 babies were named Shawn, ranking #681 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 39%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	13	7885	399	681
2024	15	7251	440	636
2023	8	11169	438	633
2022	14	7631	523	566
2021	6	13464	587	501
2020	11	8953	659	451
2019	12	8597	723	425
2018	17	6792	814	390
2017	14	7840	830	387
2016	13	8393	946	356
2015	8	11835	962	351
2014	15	7636	1,068	322
2013	15	7748	1,122	307
2012	21	6110	1,301	273
2011	12	9150	1,431	247
2010	19	6641	1,476	236
2009	31	4677	1,809	209
2008	33	4550	2,067	193
2007	27	5230	2,349	175
2006	18	6840	2,476	168
2005	32	4267	2,372	174
2004	39	3689	2,409	169
2003	30	4307	2,576	156
2002	28	4381	2,618	152
2001	43	3198	2,628	151
2000	64	2403	2,894	135
1999	45	2935	3,100	117
1998	64	2221	3,257	113
1997	79	1864	3,449	109
1996	74	1930	3,505	111
1995	96	1576	3,824	99
1994	107	1476	4,245	85
1993	116	1397	4,814	77
1992	143	1216	5,153	71
1991	168	1077	5,415	71
1990	171	1046	5,721	69
1989	152	1100	5,479	65
1988	194	899	5,893	61
1987	201	852	6,202	59
1986	252	710	7,018	55
1985	321	596	6,982	55
1984	268	650	6,049	56
1983	279	621	6,359	53
1982	311	587	6,842	52
1981	338	550	7,076	49
1980	388	512	7,698	47
1979	461	444	7,910	43
1978	534	391	9,289	39
1977	667	340	9,865	37
1976	772	297	10,108	34
1975	963	254	10,682	31
1974	1,271	200	11,438	30
1973	1,285	200	11,451	27
1972	1,575	184	11,277	28
1971	1,863	168	12,825	28
1970	1,971	168	10,945	34
1969	1,823	177	8,267	41
1968	1,751	184	7,478	43
1967	1,597	200	6,138	51
1966	1,492	209	5,725	54
1965	1,449	224	4,924	69
1964	1,402	232	4,403	88
1963	1,016	287	3,461	108
1962	902	310	2,866	124
1961	900	305	2,488	143
1960	755	349	2,045	163
1959	767	343	1,976	161
1958	747	342	1,183	223
1957	697	343	910	251
1956	547	377	569	311
1955	396	453	548	311
1954	310	504	429	344
1953	172	688	343	370
1952	120	836	189	507
1951	123	803	138	590
1950	117	803	175	506
1949	62	1154	132	590
1948	83	955	143	560
1947	39	1510	57	923
1946	21	2024	22	1509
1945	8	3388	17	1633
1944	10	2946	13	1988
1943	12	2695	27	1343
1942	9	3194	19	1629
1941	8	3252	16	1759
1940	9	2963	13	1983
1939	7	3429	11	2159
1938	5	4342	10	2326
1937	<5	—	8	2680
1936	7	3376	5	3549
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	5	4411	<5	—
1931	<5	—	6	3390