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Shaw
OriginEnglish
Meaning"dweller by the wood"
GenderBoy
About Shaw
The name Shaw peaked for boys at #1742 in 1974. The name is most popular in SHAW. Shaw is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,111 | 25 | 13 |
| 2015 | #3,576 | 31 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #3,425 | 33 | 17.4 |
| 2017 | #3,874 | 28 | 15.1 |
| 2018 | #3,591 | 31 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | #3,622 | 31 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #3,021 | 39 | 22.6 |
| 2021 | #3,564 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | #3,452 | 34 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | #4,195 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | #4,289 | 25 | 14.5 |
| 2025 | #4,836 | 21 | 12.3 |
World rankings
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- Shaw Clifton
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- Shaw Grigsby
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- Eric Stanley "Shaw" Taylor
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- Walter Shaw Sparrow
British writer on art and architecture
- George Bernard Shaw
Irish novelist and playwright; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Shaw in pop culture
- Shaw Moore
minister in film "Footloose"
- Shaun "Shaw"
character in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
- Miles Shaw
minor character on TV's "The 100"
- Deke Shaw
character on TV's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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