Shaw
Shaw was the 4836th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1742nd; the most babies were born in 2020 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,258 places. More babies were named Shaw in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,836 boys, down 1,814 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202039 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,398babies recorded
Shaw popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,682 | #4,836 | 6 | 21 |
| 2020 | — | #3,022 | — | 39 |
| 2010 | — | #5,992 | — | 15 |
| 2000 | — | #3,739 | — | 22 |
| 1990 | — | #3,289 | — | 19 |
| 1980 | — | #4,087 | — | 10 |
| 1970 | — | #2,202 | — | 18 |
| 1960 | — | #3,298 | — | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,879 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shaw, counting every spelling?
Shaw has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shaw?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaw (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shaw born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaw.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaw?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Shaw are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 11 and 42. That makes Shaw mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shaw by state
How common Shaw was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Shaw
How popular is the name Shaw?
Shaw was the 4836th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1742nd; the most babies were born in 2020 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,258 places. More babies were named Shaw in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shaw a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Shaw in the US.
Where is Shaw most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shaw was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).