Shon Boy
How popular is Shon?
#8,239 boy name in 2025
9 baby boys were named Shon in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
5,067living people named Shon (est.)
51median age of people named Shon
5,530babies named Shon since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Shon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,239 for boys (▼ 1412 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,503 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1971 (301 boys) |
| Highest rank | #469 in 1971 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shane family of names ranked #532 for boys in 2025 (#498 the year before), with 549 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shane | 439 | 80% |
| Shayne | 32 | 6% |
| Shyne | 32 | 6% |
| Shine | 26 | 5% |
| Shon | 9 | 2% |
| Shain | 6 | 1% |
| Shayn | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87 | #1,619 |
| 1960s | 940 | #498 |
| 1970s | 2,051 | #469 |
| 1980s | 691 | #1,022 |
| 1990s | 685 | #1,177 |
| 2000s | 424 | #2,127 |
| 2010s | 209 | #3,893 |
| 2020s | 85 | #4,846 |
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Questions
- Is Shon a boy or girl name?
- Shon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shon were boys.
- How popular is the name Shon?
- 9 baby boys were named Shon in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
- When was Shon most popular?
- Shon peaked in 1971, when 301 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #469 in 1971.
- How many people are named Shon?
- 5,530 babies have been named Shon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,067 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 51.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.