Is Shawn a boy or girl name?
Shawn is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 438 boys were named Shawn, so 3.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.7% of the 339,174 US babies named Shawn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #638
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,513
- Babies named Shawn since 1931
- 339,174
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 14,688 babies
Boys and girls named Shawn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 40 | 24 | 37.5% |
| 1940s | 460 | 261 | 36.2% |
| 1950s | 6,460 | 3,996 | 38.2% |
| 1960s | 47,791 | 13,087 | 21.5% |
| 1970s | 105,794 | 11,362 | 9.7% |
| 1980s | 65,600 | 2,704 | 4% |
| 1990s | 42,484 | 1,062 | 2.4% |
| 2000s | 24,197 | 345 | 1.4% |
| 2010s | 10,671 | 146 | 1.3% |
| 2020s | 2,637 | 53 | 2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 438 | #638 | 15 | #7,513 |
| 2023 | 437 | #633 | 8 | #12,022 |
| 2022 | 522 | #568 | 14 | #7,967 |
| 2021 | 583 | #503 | 5 | #17,316 |
| 2020 | 657 | #453 | 11 | #9,450 |
| 2019 | 723 | #426 | 12 | #9,033 |
| 2018 | 814 | #390 | 17 | #7,056 |
| 2017 | 830 | #387 | 14 | #8,228 |
| 2016 | 946 | #356 | 13 | #8,804 |
| 2015 | 962 | #352 | 8 | #12,835 |
| 2014 | 1,067 | #322 | 15 | #8,006 |
| 2013 | 1,122 | #307 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2012 | 1,301 | #273 | 21 | #6,302 |
| 2011 | 1,431 | #247 | 12 | #9,639 |
| 2010 | 1,475 | #236 | 19 | #6,865 |
| 2009 | 1,809 | #209 | 31 | #4,792 |
| 2008 | 2,066 | #193 | 33 | #4,633 |
| 2007 | 2,349 | #175 | 27 | #5,357 |
| 2006 | 2,476 | #168 | 18 | #7,096 |
| 2005 | 2,372 | #174 | 32 | #4,359 |
| 2004 | 2,409 | #169 | 39 | #3,739 |
| 2003 | 2,576 | #156 | 30 | #4,401 |
| 2002 | 2,618 | #152 | 28 | #4,484 |
| 2001 | 2,628 | #151 | 43 | #3,247 |
| 2000 | 2,894 | #135 | 64 | #2,421 |
| 1999 | 3,100 | #117 | 45 | #2,981 |
| 1998 | 3,257 | #113 | 64 | #2,237 |
| 1997 | 3,449 | #109 | 79 | #1,880 |
| 1996 | 3,505 | #111 | 74 | #1,945 |
| 1995 | 3,824 | #100 | 96 | #1,587 |
| 1994 | 4,245 | #86 | 106 | #1,494 |
| 1993 | 4,814 | #77 | 116 | #1,405 |
| 1992 | 5,154 | #71 | 143 | #1,223 |
| 1991 | 5,414 | #71 | 168 | #1,082 |
| 1990 | 5,722 | #69 | 171 | #1,050 |
| 1989 | 5,479 | #65 | 152 | #1,105 |
| 1988 | 5,893 | #61 | 194 | #900 |
| 1987 | 6,202 | #59 | 201 | #853 |
| 1986 | 7,018 | #55 | 252 | #713 |
| 1985 | 6,981 | #55 | 321 | #597 |
| 1984 | 6,049 | #56 | 268 | #650 |
| 1983 | 6,360 | #53 | 279 | #623 |
| 1982 | 6,844 | #52 | 311 | #589 |
| 1981 | 7,076 | #49 | 338 | #553 |
| 1980 | 7,698 | #47 | 388 | #512 |
| 1979 | 7,909 | #43 | 462 | #443 |
| 1978 | 9,290 | #39 | 533 | #392 |
| 1977 | 9,865 | #37 | 667 | #340 |
| 1976 | 10,110 | #34 | 772 | #297 |
| 1975 | 10,682 | #31 | 963 | #254 |
| 1974 | 11,438 | #30 | 1,271 | #200 |
| 1973 | 11,451 | #27 | 1,285 | #200 |
| 1972 | 11,279 | #28 | 1,575 | #184 |
| 1971 | 12,825 | #28 | 1,863 | #168 |
| 1970 | 10,945 | #34 | 1,971 | #168 |
| 1969 | 8,268 | #41 | 1,823 | #177 |
| 1968 | 7,477 | #43 | 1,751 | #184 |
| 1967 | 6,139 | #51 | 1,597 | #200 |
| 1966 | 5,725 | #54 | 1,492 | #209 |
| 1965 | 4,924 | #69 | 1,448 | #224 |
| 1964 | 4,402 | #88 | 1,403 | #232 |
| 1963 | 3,459 | #108 | 1,016 | #287 |
| 1962 | 2,867 | #124 | 902 | #310 |
| 1961 | 2,485 | #143 | 900 | #305 |
| 1960 | 2,045 | #163 | 755 | #350 |
| 1959 | 1,977 | #161 | 767 | #343 |
| 1958 | 1,183 | #223 | 747 | #342 |
| 1957 | 909 | #252 | 697 | #343 |
| 1956 | 569 | #312 | 547 | #379 |
| 1955 | 548 | #312 | 396 | #454 |
| 1954 | 429 | #344 | 310 | #504 |
| 1953 | 343 | #370 | 172 | #694 |
| 1952 | 189 | #509 | 120 | #841 |
| 1951 | 138 | #594 | 123 | #808 |
| 1950 | 175 | #508 | 117 | #808 |
| 1949 | 133 | #590 | 62 | #1,163 |
| 1948 | 143 | #561 | 83 | #962 |
| 1947 | 57 | #936 | 39 | #1,523 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,551 | 21 | #2,084 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,685 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,070 | 10 | #3,114 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,362 | 12 | #2,833 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,674 | 9 | #3,401 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,811 | 8 | #3,523 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,067 | 9 | #3,178 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,271 | 7 | #3,733 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,463 | 5 | #4,910 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,982 | 7 | #3,663 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,996 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,698 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shawn reached #27 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #168 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shawn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.