Shawn · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1932

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 90 recorded years as a table

Shawn, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1932	5
1936	7
1938	5
1939	6
1940	8
1941	7
1942	7
1943	9
1944	8
1945	6
1946	13
1947	22
1948	49
1949	36
1950	68
1951	68
1952	65
1953	91
1954	160
1955	203
1956	272
1957	341
1958	371
1959	379
1960	373
1961	446
1962	459
1963	527
1964	740
1965	821
1966	882
1967	967
1968	1,067
1969	1,081
1970	1,127
1971	1,120
1972	1,035
1973	881
1974	866
1975	661
1976	527
1977	435
1978	349
1979	287
1980	234
1981	203
1982	184
1983	167
1984	159
1985	187
1986	147
1987	116
1988	109
1989	82
1990	90
1991	90
1992	78
1993	64
1994	60
1995	55
1996	42
1997	45
1998	36
1999	25
2000	35
2001	24
2002	16
2003	16
2004	21
2005	17
2006	9
2007	14
2008	17
2009	17
2010	11
2011	7
2012	12
2013	9
2014	8
2015	4
2016	7
2017	8
2018	10
2019	7
2020	7
2021	4
2022	9
2023	5
2024	9
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shawn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 13
Rank in 2025: #7,885
How rare: 1 in 123,635 girls
Since 1932: 33,055

Most popular in 1970, at 1,127 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 80% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.