Shaw is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Shaw is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,836 among boys (21) and #14,682 among girls (6) — overall #8,607 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | #14,682 | #4,836 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | #17,320 | #4,304 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,198 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,453 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,567 |
| 2020 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,022 |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #17,625 | #3,623 |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,593 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,874 |
| 2016 | 39 | 39 | #15,957 | #3,425 |
| 2015 | 36 | 36 | #18,729 | #3,578 |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | #11,811 | #4,111 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,647 |
| 2012 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,163 |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,086 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,992 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,278 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,035 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,101 |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,440 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #16,135 | #5,832 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,448 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,831 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,764 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,494 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,739 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,988 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,685 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | — | #3,142 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | — | #3,805 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | — | #3,534 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | — | #3,728 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | — | #3,634 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | — | #2,986 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | — | #4,444 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | — | #3,289 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | — | #3,188 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | — | #3,501 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | — | #2,458 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | — | #2,277 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | — | #2,417 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | — | #4,497 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | — | #2,558 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | #2,690 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | — | #2,559 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #4,087 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | — | #3,356 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | — | #2,495 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | — | #2,054 |
| 1974 | 33 | — | #9,952 | #1,742 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | #9,526 | #2,304 |
| 1972 | 20 | — | — | #2,069 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | #9,368 | #2,453 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,202 |
| 1969 | 18 | — | #8,462 | #2,530 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,882 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,196 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,203 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,210 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,971 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,541 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,537 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | — | #3,298 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,931 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | — | #4,422 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,291 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,912 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,817 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,879 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,215 |