How Many People Are Named Shon?
people named Shon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 67,787 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,530 babies named Shon in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
329 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shon, 6.5% were girls and 93.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shon fell from 24.3% in the 1950s to 0% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shon alive today is about 44 years old, and 74% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shon first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 1971, to 329 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #470, in 1971. In 2025 it ranked #8,810.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,810 |
| Best rank | #470 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #570 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shon were born in California than in any other state: about 557 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shon was given 3.4 times as often in Utah, 2.3 times in California and 1.8 times in Missouri.
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