Given name & surname
Shamon
“a holy man”
Shamon is a variant of Shaman. One Native American interpretation is “a holy man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shamon is a variant of Shaman. One Native American interpretation is “a holy man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shamon is a variant of Shaman. An origin associated with Shaman is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shamon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 799
- 659 boys · 140 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 631 as a first name in 2020; 560 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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