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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedAKMaine: #122 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 663 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 842 boysNHWashington: #274 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,817 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #223 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,983 boysMNIllinois: #269 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,783 boysILWisconsin: #222 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,730 boysWIMichigan: #209 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,482 boysMINew York: #255 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,790 boysNYMassachusetts: #155 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,275 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedRIOregon: #266 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,749 boysORNevada: #235 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,304 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedSDIowa: #314 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,922 boysIAIndiana: #293 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,579 boysINOhio: #226 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,739 boysOHPennsylvania: #195 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,546 boysPANew Jersey: #168 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,214 boysNJConnecticut: #218 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,849 boysCTCalifornia: #319 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 2,504 boysCAUtah: #274 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,875 boysUTColorado: #348 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,704 boysCONebraska: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,414 boysNEMissouri: #231 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,699 boysMOKentucky: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,658 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,956 boysVAMaryland: #141 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 845 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedDEArizona: #408 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,419 boysAZNew Mexico: #234 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,145 boysNMKansas: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,569 boysKSArkansas: #360 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,856 boysARTennessee: #330 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,871 boysTNNorth Carolina: #351 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,804 boysNCSouth Carolina: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,200 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 981 boysDCOklahoma: #238 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,500 boysOKLouisiana: #467 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,249 boysLAMississippi: #387 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,641 boysMSAlabama: #323 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,355 boysALGeorgia: #397 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,207 boysGAHawaii: #117 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 502 boysHITexas: #428 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,560 boysTXFlorida: #281 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,756 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#117 · 1 in 502
  2. Maine#122 · 1 in 663
  3. New Hampshire#135 · 1 in 842
  4. Maryland#141 · 1 in 845
  5. Massachusetts#155 · 1 in 1,275

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#117131 in 502
Maine#122101 in 663
New Hampshire#13581 in 842
Maryland#141361 in 845
Massachusetts#155311 in 1,275
New Jersey#168421 in 1,214
Nebraska#19271 in 1,414
Pennsylvania#195491 in 1,546
Michigan#209431 in 1,482
South Carolina#215181 in 1,200
District of Columbia#21671 in 981
Connecticut#218111 in 1,849
Wisconsin#222181 in 1,730
Minnesota#223151 in 1,983
Ohio#226431 in 1,739
Missouri#231211 in 1,699
New Mexico#234101 in 1,145
Nevada#23571 in 1,304
Oklahoma#238131 in 1,500
Kansas#243101 in 1,569
New York#255721 in 1,790
Oregon#266111 in 1,749
Illinois#269481 in 1,783
Utah#27491 in 1,875
Washington#274191 in 1,817
Florida#281501 in 1,756
Virginia#282211 in 1,956
Kentucky#28391 in 2,658
Indiana#293151 in 2,579
Iowa#31461 in 2,922
California#3191101 in 2,504
Alabama#323111 in 2,355
Tennessee#330121 in 2,871
Colorado#34891 in 2,704
North Carolina#351161 in 2,804
Arkansas#36051 in 2,856
Mississippi#38761 in 2,641
Georgia#397151 in 3,207
Arizona#40891 in 3,419
Texas#428431 in 3,560
Louisiana#46791 in 3,249
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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 1993

girls
#3,506
31 births · 1 in 58,357 girls
boys
#291
948 births · 1 in 2,069 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #3,506Shaun31

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #291Shaun948
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 58,357 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 77.8% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #3,422Tiandra32
  2. #3,422Vivianna32
  3. #3,422Zuleima32
  4. #3,506Shaun31
  5. #3,506Aliah31
  6. #3,506Amada31
  7. #3,506Ariell31
  8. #3,585Aarika30
  9. #3,585Abriel30
  10. #3,585Adrien30

Tied with 78 names at #3,506; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 2,069 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 97.1% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #288Giovanni963
  2. #289Devante961
  3. #290Lorenzo950
  4. #291Shaun948
  5. #291Forrest948
  6. #291Frederick948
  7. #294Gavin945
  8. #295Demetrius942
  9. #295Ross942

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

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →