Shone
The Story of Shone
As a girl name
Shone first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1972: 9 births, good for #5,477 nationwide. About 78% of every Shone on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shone last appeared in the published SSA data in 1976, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 51 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shone as a boy name dates back to 1967, when 8 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Shone — #1,485 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Shone on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shone last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 335 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shone
Shone is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 335 births in the dataset. Shone's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #1,485. Use the chart and map above to compare Shone'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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