Is Shamon a boy or girl name?

Shamon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 799 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.5% were girls and 82.5% were boys.

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Shamon

Recorded 1969–2023 · United States

Shamon was most popular in 1997, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,731 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 799 people named Shamon.

Shamon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shamon’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shamon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shamon is mostly a boy’s name — 17.5% of the 799 Americans given it were girls and 82.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org