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Shon

/ˈʃɑn/ · 94% boys · 9 born in 2025

Shon has been given to about 5,530 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈʃɑn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,941
Median age today51 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 329
  • Born in 20259
  • All time5,530

How popular is Shon?

Its best year was 1971, when 329 babies were given the name, ranking 470th. The typical living American called Shon is about 51 years old today.

Names that sound like Shon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zyon0.76
  2. Zion0.69
  3. Ashton0.68
  4. Shannon0.66
  5. Shanon0.68
  6. Shimon0.68
  7. Jon0.62
  8. Don0.62

Middle names for Shon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shon James0.74
  2. Shon Miles0.73
  3. Shon Wilder0.72
  4. Shon Thomas0.71
  5. Shon Cole0.70
  6. Shon Paul0.55

Sibling names for Shon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.85
  2. Heidisister · 0.77
  3. Georginasister · 0.77
  4. Troybrother · 0.74
  5. Andrebrother · 0.71
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.70

Where Shon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shon Evans0.73
    2. Shon Edwards0.73
    3. Shon Allen0.73
    4. Shon Adams0.73
    5. Shon Williams0.69
    6. Shon Walker0.69

    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 Shon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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