Shamon
The Story of Shamon
As a girl name
Shamon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1978: 13 births, good for #4,931 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Shamons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 140 Shamons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shamon as a boy name dates back to 1971, when 8 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Shamon — #2,552 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Shamons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 659 Shamons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shamon
Shamon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 659 births in the dataset. Shamon's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #2,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Shamon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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