Shaun

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · #1,942 for boys in 2025, 79 births
Given to boys 95.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1978 · 6,105 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
5 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
70,481
since 1935

Shaun over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #52, 1978boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,94279
2024#1,563111
2023#1,489120
2022#13,5926#1,479122
2021#10,2929#1,273149
2020#1,134172
2019#1,057193
2018#13,7936#1,005206
2017#11,6158#885243
2016#876250
2015#16,4195#767311
2014#736325
2013#16,5475#709331
2012#14,9626#620391
2011#14,8246#587428
2010#8,70113#483541
2009#9,97511#492554
2008#10,08411#432672
2007#7,73316#393770
2006#13,6067#342905
2005#7,89114#397722
2004#6,21619#398660
2003#8,50512#381687
2002#6,39217#401635
2001#8,19612#390654
2000#5,93718#355751
1999#4,71823#377687
1998#4,79622#370692
1997#5,01020#384630
1996#4,73921#371646
1995#3,78028#347710
1994#3,70429#324779
1993#3,50631#291948
1992#3,41932#288988
1991#3,72228#2381,187
1990#3,15635#2241,354
1989#3,67327#2071,388
1988#3,09532#1691,657
1987#3,42426#1511,828
1986#2,38442#1322,066
1985#2,13749#1202,354
1984#2,01850#1212,251
1983#2,27242#1112,466
1982#1,90056#963,154
1981#1,58074#863,383
1980#1,58373#793,923
1979#1,210107#644,736
1978#1,117116#526,105
1977#1,27593#1032,578
1976#2,02743#296625
1975#1,90647#275699
1974#1,66755#250802
1973#1,69053#259749
1972#1,50263#226948
1971#1,28086#2161,086
1970#929138#240989
1969#1,14894#246880
1968#1,06698#244851
1967#980108#271724
1966#890127#308585
1965#996109#322555
1964#955121#327574
1963#1,08799#355478
1962#1,32370#407387
1961#1,34369#475287
1960#1,56151#514238
1959#1,19280#476270
1958#1,51250#563189
1957#1,42755#539207
1956#1,47052#636142
1955#1,27562#676117
1954#1,73935#717101
1953#1,87229#83973
1952#2,20022#1,06646
1951#2,69415#1,21836
1950#2,53516#89958
1949#2,85013#1,27532
1948#1,32330
1947#1,27133
1946#4,4176#1,14537
1945#4,0256#1,77215
1944#1,48321
1943#1,52921
1942#1,73017
1941#1,90314
1940#2,32210
1939#1,48920
1938#2,6468
1937#1,99213
1936#1,87214
1935#2,7198
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First appearance
1935

The first year at least five boys were named Shaun! It came in at #2,719, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1935, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Shaun is popular in 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNHWashington: #254 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,350 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedIDMontana: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,058 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,064 boysMNIllinois: #440 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,348 boysILWisconsin: #293 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,056 boysWIMichigan: #374 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,796 boysMINew York: #347 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 4,856 boysNYMassachusetts: #155 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,922 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedRIOregon: #217 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,721 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedINOhio: #350 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,859 boysOHPennsylvania: #351 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,934 boysPANew Jersey: #333 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,126 boysNJConnecticut: #249 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,247 boysCTCalifornia: #418 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 5,195 boysCAUtah: #146 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 710 boysUTColorado: #268 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,157 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNEMissouri: #437 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,749 boysMOKentucky: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,688 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedWVVirginia: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,087 boysVAMaryland: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,334 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNMKansas: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,140 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #276 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,355 boysOKLouisiana: #578 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,087 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedMSAlabama: #482 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,276 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedHITexas: #714 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,933 boysTXFlorida: #386 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,168 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#146 · 1 in 710
  2. Massachusetts#155 · 1 in 1,922
  3. Montana#183 · 1 in 1,058
  4. Oregon#217 · 1 in 1,721
  5. Connecticut#249 · 1 in 3,247

Best ever in a state: #26 in Hawaii, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#146171 in 710
Massachusetts#155291 in 1,922
Montana#18371 in 1,058
Oregon#217101 in 1,721
Connecticut#24981 in 3,247
Washington#254131 in 2,350
Colorado#268101 in 2,157
Oklahoma#276101 in 2,355
Minnesota#29381 in 5,064
Wisconsin#29391 in 5,056
Virginia#301141 in 3,087
Kansas#30871 in 3,140
New Jersey#333121 in 5,126
New York#347361 in 4,856
Ohio#350181 in 5,859
Pennsylvania#351161 in 6,934
Kentucky#36361 in 5,688
Michigan#374131 in 6,796
Maryland#37551 in 6,334
Florida#386131 in 4,168
California#418361 in 5,195
Missouri#43761 in 7,749
Illinois#440151 in 7,348
Alabama#48251 in 7,276
Louisiana#57851 in 8,087
Texas#714101 in 11,933
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shaun
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 379 spots since 2024 (#1,563#1,942)
  • 808 spots since 2020 (#1,134#1,942)
  • 1,175 spots since 2015 (#767#1,942)
  • Biggest jump: 376 spots in 1950 (#1,275#899)
  • Biggest drop: 319 spots in 1951 (#899#1,218)
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1935
  • Peaked 1978 at #52 (6,105 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1978–1982
  • Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1953–2017
Share of babies · boys
1 in 269
  • Highest: 1 in 269 boys born in 1978 were named Shaun (0.37%)
  • Latest: 1 in 21,621 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 34.7% of all boys named Shaun (24,470) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s63#1,489 (1939)#2,144
1940s230#1,145 (1946)#1,575
1950s1,239#476 (1959)#763
1960s5,559#244 (1968)#347
1970s19,317#52 (1978)#198
1980s24,470#79 (1980)#127
1990s8,621#224 (1990)#321
2000s7,010#342 (2006)#398
2010s3,219#483 (2010)#773
2020s753#1,134 (2020)#1,480

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shaun in 1962

girls
#1,323
70 births · 1 in 28,094 girls
boys
#407
387 births · 1 in 5,346 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #1,323Shaun70

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #407Shaun387
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 28,094 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 82.6% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #1,314Pamelia71
  2. #1,314Pandora71
  3. #1,314Peggie71
  4. #1,323Shaun70
  5. #1,323Adriane70
  6. #1,323Alta70
  7. #1,323Amie70
  8. #1,332Annamaria69
  9. #1,332Awilda69
  10. #1,332Christopher69

Tied with 8 names at #1,323; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 1,281Tiffany#2,070#789
  2. 879Whitney#1,627#748
  3. 541Zina#1,533#992
  4. 414Glynis#1,406#992
  5. 408Lolita#978#570
Fallers
  1. 300Fern#821#1,121
  2. 259Jacklyn#815#1,074
  3. 255Dorthy#929#1,184
  4. 224Laurene#943#1,167
  5. 215Jimmie#911#1,126

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 5,346 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #404Darwin398
  2. #405Ryan397
  3. #406Archie390
  4. #407Shaun387
  5. #407Ernie387
  6. #409Miles386
  7. #410Leland385
  8. #411Scotty382

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 490Ritchie#1,262#772
  2. 353King#1,349#996
  3. 338Arlie#1,322#984
  4. 250Robb#1,052#802
  5. 243Pernell#928#685
Fallers
  1. 351Mariano#928#1,279
  2. 349Michal#910#1,259
  3. 337Loran#958#1,295
  4. 292Sid#967#1,259
  5. 275Lorenza#940#1,215

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1962