Is Shaw a boy or girl name?

Shaw is a boy’s name. Of the 1,398 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.4% were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Shaw

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Shaw was most popular in 2016, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,627 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,398 people named Shaw.

Shaw over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaw’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaw a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaw is a boy’s name — 4.4% of the 1,398 Americans given it were girls and 95.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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