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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • 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: #86 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 459 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNHWashington: #201 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,572 boysWAIdaho: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,183 boysIDMontana: #145 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 726 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #244 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,091 boysMNIllinois: #451 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,545 boysILWisconsin: #297 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,316 boysWIMichigan: #325 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,956 boysMINew York: #308 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,587 boysNYMassachusetts: #122 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,251 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,412 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNVWyoming: #130 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 565 boysWYSouth Dakota: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,350 boysSDIowa: #224 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,243 boysIAIndiana: #371 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,649 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,754 boysOHPennsylvania: #249 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,458 boysPANew Jersey: #384 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,853 boysNJConnecticut: #171 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,642 boysCTCalifornia: #257 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,995 boysCAUtah: #120 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 572 boysUTColorado: #322 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,873 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNEMissouri: #320 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,918 boysMOKentucky: #385 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,556 boysKYWest Virginia: #295 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,422 boysWVVirginia: #361 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,279 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedDEArizona: #382 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,255 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNMKansas: #241 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,960 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: #286 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,822 boysDCOklahoma: #232 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,541 boysOKLouisiana: #582 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,947 boysLAMississippi: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,034 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedALGeorgia: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,298 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedHITexas: #552 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,622 boysTXFlorida: #356 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,510 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#86 · 1 in 459
  2. Utah#120 · 1 in 572
  3. Massachusetts#122 · 1 in 1,251
  4. Wyoming#130 · 1 in 565
  5. Montana#145 · 1 in 726

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#8681 in 459
Utah#120191 in 572
Massachusetts#122431 in 1,251
Wyoming#13051 in 565
Montana#14591 in 726
Connecticut#171161 in 1,642
Oregon#201111 in 1,412
South Dakota#20151 in 1,350
Washington#201171 in 1,572
Idaho#20751 in 1,183
Iowa#224121 in 2,243
Oklahoma#232141 in 1,541
Kansas#241101 in 1,960
Minnesota#244121 in 3,091
Pennsylvania#249311 in 3,458
California#257921 in 1,995
District of Columbia#28651 in 2,822
Ohio#290271 in 3,754
West Virginia#29551 in 3,422
Wisconsin#29781 in 5,316
New York#308481 in 3,587
Missouri#320111 in 3,918
Colorado#32271 in 2,873
Michigan#325171 in 4,956
Florida#356151 in 3,510
Virginia#361101 in 4,279
Indiana#37191 in 5,649
Arizona#38251 in 3,255
New Jersey#38491 in 6,853
Kentucky#38551 in 6,556
Georgia#41291 in 5,298
Mississippi#42051 in 5,034
Illinois#451141 in 7,545
Texas#552171 in 6,622
Louisiana#58251 in 7,947
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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 1964

girls
#955
121 births · 1 in 15,660 girls
boys
#327
574 births · 1 in 3,472 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #955Shaun121

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #327Shaun574
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 15,660 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 87.8% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #950Jacklyn122
  2. #950Louann122
  3. #950Stacia122
  4. #955Shaun121
  5. #955Anthony121
  6. #955Beverley121
  7. #955Catharine121
  8. #964Alisha120
  9. #964Brigette120
  10. #964Jena120

Tied with 8 names at #955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 3,472 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #324Rafael582
  2. #325Bart576
  3. #326Myron575
  4. #327Shaun574
  5. #328Clay571
  6. #329Scot569
  7. #330Monte567
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →