Shawn Name Popularity
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How popular is Shawn?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Shawn, ranked the 393rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Shawn has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #27 was reached in 1973.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1971 with 12,832 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Shawn was less than 5, most recently in 1935.
Shawn, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1937-1943, and 1944-1971, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1971-1983, and 2007-2015.
Sometimes the name Shawn has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
For a number of years, the name Shawn has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Shawn for their newborn has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Shawn?
Shawn's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Shawn is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Shawn is much less frequently used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Shawn (Girl) | Shawn (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 17 | 7,003 | 802 | 393 |
| 2017 | | 14 | 8,199 | 825 | 387 |
| 2016 | | 13 | 8,784 | 944 | 355 |
| 2015 | | 8 | 12,816 | 960 | 351 |
| 2014 | | 14 | 8,416 | 1,063 | 322 |
| 2013 | | 15 | 8,085 | 1,118 | 307 |
| 2012 | | 21 | 6,292 | 1,296 | 273 |
| 2011 | | 12 | 9,631 | 1,423 | 247 |
| 2010 | | 19 | 6,859 | 1,472 | 237 |
| 2009 | | 31 | 4,790 | 1,806 | 209 |
| 2008 | | 33 | 4,626 | 2,063 | 194 |
| 2007 | | 27 | 5,351 | 2,349 | 175 |
| 2006 | | 18 | 7,095 | 2,472 | 169 |
| 2005 | | 32 | 4,355 | 2,366 | 174 |
| 2004 | | 39 | 3,738 | 2,408 | 169 |
| 2003 | | 30 | 4,397 | 2,576 | 156 |
| 2002 | | 28 | 4,484 | 2,617 | 152 |
| 2001 | | 43 | 3,244 | 2,628 | 151 |
| 2000 | | 64 | 2,421 | 2,893 | 135 |
| 1999 | | 45 | 2,979 | 3,099 | 117 |
| 1998 | | 64 | 2,237 | 3,257 | 113 |
| 1997 | | 79 | 1,880 | 3,448 | 109 |
| 1996 | | 74 | 1,945 | 3,505 | 111 |
| 1995 | | 96 | 1,586 | 3,821 | 100 |
| 1994 | | 106 | 1,494 | 4,243 | 86 |
| 1993 | | 116 | 1,405 | 4,814 | 77 |
| 1992 | | 143 | 1,222 | 5,152 | 71 |
| 1991 | | 168 | 1,081 | 5,415 | 71 |
| 1990 | | 171 | 1,050 | 5,720 | 69 |
| 1989 | | 152 | 1,105 | 5,477 | 65 |
| 1988 | | 194 | 900 | 5,892 | 61 |
| 1987 | | 200 | 856 | 6,203 | 59 |
| 1986 | | 252 | 713 | 7,014 | 55 |
| 1985 | | 321 | 598 | 6,978 | 55 |
| 1984 | | 268 | 650 | 6,046 | 56 |
| 1983 | | 279 | 622 | 6,363 | 53 |
| 1982 | | 311 | 589 | 6,846 | 52 |
| 1981 | | 338 | 552 | 7,077 | 49 |
| 1980 | | 388 | 512 | 7,698 | 47 |
| 1979 | | 462 | 443 | 7,910 | 43 |
| 1978 | | 534 | 392 | 9,290 | 39 |
| 1977 | | 667 | 340 | 9,864 | 37 |
| 1976 | | 773 | 297 | 10,107 | 34 |
| 1975 | | 963 | 254 | 10,689 | 31 |
| 1974 | | 1,271 | 200 | 11,445 | 30 |
| 1973 | | 1,285 | 200 | 11,454 | 27 |
| 1972 | | 1,575 | 184 | 11,284 | 28 |
| 1971 | | 1,863 | 168 | 12,832 | 28 |
| 1970 | | 1,971 | 168 | 10,951 | 34 |
| 1969 | | 1,823 | 177 | 8,271 | 41 |
| 1968 | | 1,751 | 184 | 7,478 | 43 |
| 1967 | | 1,597 | 200 | 6,139 | 51 |
| 1966 | | 1,492 | 209 | 5,726 | 54 |
| 1965 | | 1,448 | 224 | 4,923 | 69 |
| 1964 | | 1,403 | 232 | 4,400 | 88 |
| 1963 | | 1,016 | 287 | 3,460 | 108 |
| 1962 | | 902 | 310 | 2,872 | 124 |
| 1961 | | 899 | 305 | 2,484 | 143 |
| 1960 | | 757 | 348 | 2,047 | 163 |
| 1959 | | 765 | 344 | 1,973 | 161 |
| 1958 | | 750 | 342 | 1,186 | 220 |
| 1957 | | 696 | 344 | 907 | 252 |
| 1956 | | 548 | 377 | 569 | 311 |
| 1955 | | 396 | 454 | 547 | 311 |
| 1954 | | 310 | 504 | 429 | 346 |
| 1953 | | 171 | 700 | 343 | 371 |
| 1952 | | 120 | 841 | 189 | 509 |
| 1951 | | 123 | 808 | 138 | 594 |
| 1950 | | 117 | 808 | 175 | 508 |
| 1949 | | 62 | 1,163 | 133 | 588 |
| 1948 | | 83 | 962 | 143 | 560 |
| 1947 | | 39 | 1,523 | 57 | 936 |
| 1946 | | 21 | 2,084 | 22 | 1,551 |
| 1945 | | 8 | 3,640 | 17 | 1,684 |
| 1944 | | 10 | 3,113 | 13 | 2,068 |
| 1943 | | 12 | 2,833 | 27 | 1,362 |
| 1942 | | 9 | 3,402 | 19 | 1,673 |
| 1941 | | 8 | 3,522 | 16 | 1,811 |
| 1940 | | 9 | 3,177 | 13 | 2,067 |
| 1939 | | 6 | 4,183 | 11 | 2,272 |
| 1938 | | 5 | 4,912 | 10 | 2,463 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 2,879 |
| 1936 | | 7 | 3,662 | 5 | 3,982 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,697 |
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