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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Shon

Used in both girl and boy records

Shon appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Shon by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDShon as a girl’s nameUS records 1956–1996
#10349girl rank1968peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShon as a boy’s nameUS records 1950–2024
#1504boy rank1971peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Shon in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl196829 uses#224619681956–199626 listed years
Boy1971301 uses#46919711950–202069 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.