Shon
Shon or Shôn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Shon Boublil, Canadian guitarist Shon Coleman, American football player Shôn Dale-Jones, Welsh writer and performer Shon Faye, British writer Shon Gables, American newscaster Shon Greenblatt, American actor Shon Harris (1968–2014), American author Shon Hopwood, American lawyer and convicted felon Shon J.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Shon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shon or Shôn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Shon Boublil, Canadian guitarist Shon Coleman, American football player Shôn Dale-Jones, Welsh writer and performer Shon Faye, British writer Shon Gables, American newscaster Shon Greenblatt, American actor Shon Harris (1968–2014), American author Shon Hopwood, American lawyer and convicted felon Shon J.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Shon
As a girl name
Shon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1956, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1968: 29 births, good for #2,246 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Shons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 358 Shons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1950, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 301 births, good for #469 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Shons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,726 among boy names with 12 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 5K Shons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Shon
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Names that sound like Shon
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About the name Shon
Shon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Shon's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #469. Use the chart and map above to compare Shon'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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