Shonn
Loyall is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Loyall had a population of 638.
Meaning & Origin of Shonn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loyall is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Loyall had a population of 638.
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Origin & history
The Story of Shonn
Shonn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1965, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 27 Shonns were born — ranking #1,706 that year. As of 2026, Shonn ranks #12,106 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 242 Shonns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shonn
Shonn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 242 births in the dataset. Shonn's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #1,706. Use the chart and map above to compare Shonn'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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