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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • 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: #483 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,839 boysWAIdaho: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,529 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #389 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,634 boysMNIllinois: #427 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,325 boysILWisconsin: #366 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,928 boysWIMichigan: #400 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,270 boysMINew York: #330 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,275 boysNYMassachusetts: #284 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,419 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedRIOregon: #487 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,960 boysORNevada: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,309 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedSDIowa: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,767 boysIAIndiana: #368 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,956 boysINOhio: #301 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,392 boysOHPennsylvania: #245 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,738 boysPANew Jersey: #233 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,694 boysNJConnecticut: #163 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,012 boysCTCalifornia: #384 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 3,182 boysCAUtah: #255 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,374 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNEMissouri: #281 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,897 boysMOKentucky: #373 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,351 boysKYWest Virginia: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,771 boysWVVirginia: #321 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,214 boysVAMaryland: #333 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,184 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedDEArizona: #313 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,905 boysAZNew Mexico: #323 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,798 boysNMKansas: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,702 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedARTennessee: #304 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,127 boysTNNorth Carolina: #301 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,893 boysNCSouth Carolina: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,869 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #286 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,518 boysLAMississippi: #338 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,901 boysMSAlabama: #365 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,494 boysALGeorgia: #508 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,843 boysGAHawaii: #113 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 456 boysHITexas: #526 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,704 boysTXFlorida: #368 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,481 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#113 · 1 in 456
  2. Connecticut#163 · 1 in 1,012
  3. New Jersey#233 · 1 in 1,694
  4. West Virginia#242 · 1 in 1,771
  5. Pennsylvania#245 · 1 in 1,738

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#113111 in 456
Connecticut#163181 in 1,012
New Jersey#233281 in 1,694
West Virginia#24251 in 1,771
Pennsylvania#245381 in 1,738
Utah#255151 in 1,374
Nevada#27091 in 1,309
Missouri#281181 in 1,897
Massachusetts#284151 in 2,419
Louisiana#286181 in 1,518
Idaho#29351 in 1,529
North Carolina#301261 in 1,893
Ohio#301291 in 2,392
Tennessee#304171 in 2,127
South Carolina#305111 in 1,869
Arizona#313191 in 1,905
Virginia#321181 in 2,214
New Mexico#32361 in 1,798
New York#330501 in 2,275
Maryland#333131 in 2,184
Mississippi#33881 in 1,901
Iowa#36261 in 2,767
Alabama#365101 in 2,494
Wisconsin#366101 in 2,928
Florida#368351 in 2,481
Indiana#368131 in 2,956
Kentucky#37371 in 3,351
California#384761 in 3,182
Kansas#38861 in 2,702
Minnesota#38981 in 3,634
Michigan#400181 in 3,270
Illinois#427241 in 3,325
Washington#48391 in 3,839
Oregon#48751 in 3,960
Georgia#508141 in 3,843
Texas#526351 in 4,704
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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 1999

girls
#4,718
23 births · 1 in 77,123 girls
boys
#377
687 births · 1 in 2,795 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #4,718Shaun23

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #377Shaun687
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 77,123 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 72.2% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #4,576Teyana24
  2. #4,576Toree24
  3. #4,576Xandria24
  4. #4,718Shaun23
  5. #4,718Acadia23
  6. #4,718Adryanna23
  7. #4,718Aleasha23
  8. #4,870Adamary22
  9. #4,870Adelaida22
  10. #4,870Adelia22

Tied with 151 names at #4,718; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 2,795 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 96.8% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #373Skylar695
  2. #375Ezekiel690
  3. #376Terrance688
  4. #377Shaun687
  5. #377Kelvin687
  6. #379Gerald686
  7. #380Camron683
  8. #381Reginald682

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

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →