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Unisex name

Shawon

20% girls, 80% boys · last recorded 2005

Shawon has been given to about 205 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 185
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shawon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time205

How popular is Shawon?

Its best year was 1986, when 17 babies were given the name. The typical living American called Shawon is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Shawon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sharon0.88
  2. Shannon0.85
  3. Shanon0.88
  4. Shavon0.88
  5. Sharron0.85
  6. Shawn0.74
  7. Shaun0.71
  8. Stanton0.68

Middle names for Shawon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shawon Anne0.81
  2. Shawon Eve0.80
  3. Shawon Elizabeth0.78
  4. Shawon Catherine0.78
  5. Shawon Marie0.77
  6. Shawon Grace0.77

Sibling names for Shawon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.61
  2. Daniellesister · 0.58
  3. Ashleysister · 0.58
  4. Coreybrother · 0.58
  5. Caseyeither · 0.57
  6. Kylebrother · 0.56

Where Shawon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shawon White0.72
    2. Shawon Reyes0.72
    3. Shawon Lee0.72
    4. Shawon Hill0.72
    5. Shawon Hall0.72
    6. Shawon Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shawon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.