How Many People Are Named Shon?
An estimated 5,113 people in the United States have the first name Shon. It is predominantly male (93.5%). The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shon peaked in popularity in 1971 with 329 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,113
About 1 in 67,036 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.5% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1971
329 births
Total Registered
5,521
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shon
Shon is predominantly male (93.5%), though 358 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shon as a male name
Ranked #7,171 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (301 births)
Shon as a female name
Ranked #15,527 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1968 (29 births)
Shon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shon span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,188 babies were registered. Shon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shon by Decade
How has Shon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shon by State
Birth registrations for Shon span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Maine, Maryland, Idaho. On average, about 70 Shons were registered per state.
Shon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shon
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shon?
We estimate approximately 5,113 people named Shon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 67,036 Americans share this first name.
Is Shon a common name?
Shon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,521 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shon most popular?
Shon reached peak popularity in 1971, when 329 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shon is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shon a male name?
Shon is predominantly male. 93.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shon Smith, Shon Johnson, Shon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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