Is Shon a boy or girl name?
Shon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Shon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.5% of the 5,521 US babies named Shon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,171
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shon since 1950
- 5,521
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 329 babies
Boys and girls named Shon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87 | 28 | 24.3% |
| 1960s | 941 | 169 | 15.2% |
| 1970s | 2,050 | 138 | 6.3% |
| 1980s | 691 | 11 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 685 | 12 | 1.7% |
| 2000s | 424 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #7,171 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,458 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,991 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #7,031 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,197 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,936 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,330 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,721 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | #6,010 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,705 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,242 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,616 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,365 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,198 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,973 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,298 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,616 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 53 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 55 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,497 | 5 | #15,527 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 76 | #1,311 | 7 | #11,625 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 84 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 71 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,035 | 5 | #11,908 |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,030 | 6 | #10,188 |
| 1979 | 82 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 106 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 155 | #681 | 10 | #6,272 |
| 1976 | 146 | #686 | 12 | #5,150 |
| 1975 | 213 | #553 | 19 | #3,617 |
| 1974 | 257 | #497 | 12 | #4,973 |
| 1973 | 256 | #487 | 18 | #3,615 |
| 1972 | 253 | #498 | 18 | #3,516 |
| 1971 | 301 | #470 | 28 | #2,656 |
| 1970 | 281 | #484 | 21 | #3,190 |
| 1969 | 242 | #498 | 21 | #2,997 |
| 1968 | 196 | #540 | 29 | #2,288 |
| 1967 | 139 | #636 | 19 | #2,946 |
| 1966 | 92 | #764 | 21 | #2,735 |
| 1965 | 82 | #819 | 16 | #3,244 |
| 1964 | 58 | #999 | 17 | #3,221 |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,191 | 9 | #4,852 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,619 | 10 | #4,494 |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,385 | 18 | #3,044 |
| 1960 | 30 | #1,479 | 9 | #4,732 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,660 | 5 | #7,081 |
| 1958 | 9 | #3,003 | 10 | #4,157 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,478 | 8 | #4,863 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,172 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,920 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,748 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shon reached #470 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #2,288 in 1968. 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 Shon
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.