The baby name Shawn appears in baby name data for the United States from 1947 to 2024. It was most popular in 1971 with 14,915 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shawn has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1947 | 30 |
| 1948 | 39 |
| 1948 | 114 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1949 | 90 |
| 1950 | 70 |
| 1950 | 121 |
| 1951 | 76 |
| 1951 | 85 |
| 1952 | 60 |
| 1952 | 150 |
| 1953 | 135 |
| 1953 | 288 |
| 1954 | 264 |
| 1954 | 428 |
| 1955 | 371 |
| 1955 | 628 |
| 1956 | 561 |
| 1956 | 653 |
| 1957 | 760 |
| 1957 | 1,098 |
| 1958 | 825 |
| 1958 | 1,444 |
| 1959 | 878 |
| 1959 | 2,325 |
| 1960 | 877 |
| 1960 | 2,363 |
| 1961 | 1,019 |
| 1961 | 2,821 |
| 1962 | 1,080 |
| 1962 | 3,261 |
| 1963 | 1,131 |
| 1963 | 4,313 |
| 1964 | 1,642 |
| 1964 | 5,223 |
| 1965 | 1,645 |
| 1965 | 6,070 |
| 1966 | 1,694 |
| 1966 | 6,562 |
| 1967 | 1,807 |
| 1967 | 7,206 |
| 1968 | 2,136 |
| 1968 | 8,698 |
| 1969 | 2,262 |
| 1969 | 9,654 |
| 1970 | 2,429 |
| 1970 | 12,433 |
| 1971 | 2,354 |
| 1971 | 14,915 |
| 1972 | 1,974 |
| 1972 | 13,282 |
| 1973 | 1,635 |
| 1973 | 13,364 |
| 1974 | 1,517 |
| 1974 | 13,280 |
| 1975 | 1,209 |
| 1975 | 12,583 |
| 1976 | 955 |
| 1976 | 11,747 |
| 1977 | 833 |
| 1977 | 12,885 |
| 1978 | 652 |
| 1978 | 11,231 |
| 1979 | 550 |
| 1979 | 9,331 |
| 1980 | 402 |
| 1980 | 9,180 |
| 1981 | 371 |
| 1981 | 7,440 |
| 1982 | 309 |
| 1982 | 7,234 |
| 1983 | 251 |
| 1983 | 7,206 |
| 1984 | 239 |
| 1984 | 6,447 |
| 1985 | 352 |
| 1985 | 7,016 |
| 1986 | 257 |
| 1986 | 8,733 |
| 1987 | 186 |
| 1987 | 6,779 |
| 1988 | 143 |
| 1988 | 6,411 |
| 1989 | 125 |
| 1989 | 5,904 |
| 1990 | 140 |
| 1990 | 6,224 |
| 1991 | 115 |
| 1991 | 5,897 |
| 1992 | 84 |
| 1992 | 5,995 |
| 1993 | 76 |
| 1993 | 5,882 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1994 | 5,219 |
| 1995 | 28 |
| 1995 | 4,579 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1996 | 4,031 |
| 1997 | 23 |
| 1997 | 4,050 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1998 | 3,788 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 1999 | 3,701 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2000 | 3,255 |
| 2001 | 2,943 |
| 2002 | 2,954 |
| 2003 | 2,912 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2,826 |
| 2005 | 2,872 |
| 2006 | 3,028 |
| 2007 | 2,720 |
| 2008 | 2,379 |
| 2009 | 2,158 |
| 2010 | 1,689 |
| 2011 | 1,596 |
| 2012 | 1,500 |
| 2013 | 1,287 |
| 2014 | 1,177 |
| 2015 | 1,190 |
| 2016 | 1,176 |
| 2017 | 1,038 |
| 2018 | 997 |
| 2019 | 883 |
| 2020 | 693 |
| 2021 | 783 |
| 2022 | 525 |
| 2023 | 430 |
| 2024 | 448 |