Shon
Shon was the 8814th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 470th with 301 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,109 places. More babies were named Shon in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,814 boys, down 3,616 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971301 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,530babies recorded
Shon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 358 since 1956.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,814 | 9 |
| 2020 | #5,198 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,973 | 26 |
| 2000 | #2,250 | 44 |
| 1990 | #1,250 | 79 |
| 1980 | #1,030 | 78 |
| 1970 | #484 | 281 |
| 1960 | #1,479 | 30 |
| 1950 | #2,749 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shon, counting every spelling?
Shon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shon?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shon 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shon?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Shon are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 34 and 55. That makes Shon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shon
How popular is the name Shon?
Shon was the 8814th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 470th with 301 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,109 places. More babies were named Shon in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shon in the US.