Shon is an uncommon variant of Shawn that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Shon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,814 for boy births in the United States (and #18,261 across all names), given to 9 babies. Shon first appears in 1950 and peaked in 1971 (301 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,814 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,203 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,462 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,992 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,033 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,198 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,937 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,330 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,722 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,011 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,705 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,242 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,616 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,365 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,198 |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,973 |
| 2009 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,623 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,812 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,298 |
| 2006 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,617 |
| 2005 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,425 |
| 2004 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,156 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,388 |
| 2002 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,245 |
| 2001 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,213 |
| 2000 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,250 |
| 1999 | 53 | 53 | — | #1,877 |
| 1998 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,121 |
| 1997 | 55 | — | — | #1,771 |
| 1996 | 73 | — | #15,527 | #1,498 |
| 1995 | 71 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1994 | 82 | — | — | #1,295 |
| 1993 | 83 | — | #11,626 | #1,311 |
| 1992 | 69 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1991 | 88 | — | — | #1,190 |
| 1990 | 79 | — | — | #1,250 |
| 1989 | 84 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1988 | 67 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1987 | 69 | — | — | #1,160 |
| 1986 | 71 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1985 | 54 | — | — | #1,317 |
| 1984 | 56 | — | — | #1,237 |
| 1983 | 65 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1982 | 69 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1981 | 83 | — | #11,911 | #1,035 |
| 1980 | 84 | — | #10,186 | #1,030 |
| 1979 | 82 | — | — | #982 |
| 1978 | 106 | — | — | #834 |
| 1977 | 166 | — | #6,272 | #678 |
| 1976 | 158 | — | #5,149 | #686 |
| 1975 | 232 | — | #3,617 | #553 |
| 1974 | 269 | — | #4,974 | #497 |
| 1973 | 274 | — | #3,615 | #487 |
| 1972 | 271 | — | #3,517 | #498 |
| 1971 | 329 | — | #2,656 | #470 |
| 1970 | 302 | — | #3,190 | #484 |
| 1969 | 263 | — | #2,997 | #498 |
| 1968 | 225 | — | #2,288 | #539 |
| 1967 | 158 | — | #2,946 | #636 |
| 1966 | 113 | — | #2,735 | #764 |
| 1965 | 98 | — | #3,244 | #819 |
| 1964 | 74 | — | #3,221 | #1,003 |
| 1963 | 52 | — | #4,852 | #1,192 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | #4,494 | #1,618 |
| 1961 | 52 | — | #3,044 | #1,385 |
| 1960 | 39 | — | #4,732 | #1,479 |
| 1959 | 29 | — | #7,081 | #1,659 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #4,157 | #3,004 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | #4,864 | #2,476 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | #6,766 | #3,172 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,732 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,920 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,747 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,749 |