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
- Peak · boys
- 1978 · 6,105 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 70,481since 1935
Shaun over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,942 | 79 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,563 | 111 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,489 | 120 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #1,479 | 122 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #1,273 | 149 |
| 2020 | — | #1,134 | 172 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,057 | 193 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #1,005 | 206 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #885 | 243 |
| 2016 | — | #876 | 250 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #767 | 311 |
| 2014 | — | #736 | 325 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #709 | 331 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #620 | 391 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #587 | 428 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #483 | 541 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #492 | 554 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #432 | 672 |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | #393 | 770 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #342 | 905 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #397 | 722 |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | #398 | 660 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #381 | 687 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #401 | 635 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | #390 | 654 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | #355 | 751 |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | #377 | 687 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 | #370 | 692 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #384 | 630 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | #371 | 646 |
| 1995 | #3,780 | 28 | #347 | 710 |
| 1994 | #3,704 | 29 | #324 | 779 |
| 1993 | #3,506 | 31 | #291 | 948 |
| 1992 | #3,419 | 32 | #288 | 988 |
| 1991 | #3,722 | 28 | #238 | 1,187 |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 35 | #224 | 1,354 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #207 | 1,388 |
| 1988 | #3,095 | 32 | #169 | 1,657 |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 26 | #151 | 1,828 |
| 1986 | #2,384 | 42 | #132 | 2,066 |
| 1985 | #2,137 | 49 | #120 | 2,354 |
| 1984 | #2,018 | 50 | #121 | 2,251 |
| 1983 | #2,272 | 42 | #111 | 2,466 |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | #96 | 3,154 |
| 1981 | #1,580 | 74 | #86 | 3,383 |
| 1980 | #1,583 | 73 | #79 | 3,923 |
| 1979 | #1,210 | 107 | #64 | 4,736 |
| 1978 | #1,117 | 116 | #52 | 6,105 |
| 1977 | #1,275 | 93 | #103 | 2,578 |
| 1976 | #2,027 | 43 | #296 | 625 |
| 1975 | #1,906 | 47 | #275 | 699 |
| 1974 | #1,667 | 55 | #250 | 802 |
| 1973 | #1,690 | 53 | #259 | 749 |
| 1972 | #1,502 | 63 | #226 | 948 |
| 1971 | #1,280 | 86 | #216 | 1,086 |
| 1970 | #929 | 138 | #240 | 989 |
| 1969 | #1,148 | 94 | #246 | 880 |
| 1968 | #1,066 | 98 | #244 | 851 |
| 1967 | #980 | 108 | #271 | 724 |
| 1966 | #890 | 127 | #308 | 585 |
| 1965 | #996 | 109 | #322 | 555 |
| 1964 | #955 | 121 | #327 | 574 |
| 1963 | #1,087 | 99 | #355 | 478 |
| 1962 | #1,323 | 70 | #407 | 387 |
| 1961 | #1,343 | 69 | #475 | 287 |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 51 | #514 | 238 |
| 1959 | #1,192 | 80 | #476 | 270 |
| 1958 | #1,512 | 50 | #563 | 189 |
| 1957 | #1,427 | 55 | #539 | 207 |
| 1956 | #1,470 | 52 | #636 | 142 |
| 1955 | #1,275 | 62 | #676 | 117 |
| 1954 | #1,739 | 35 | #717 | 101 |
| 1953 | #1,872 | 29 | #839 | 73 |
| 1952 | #2,200 | 22 | #1,066 | 46 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #1,218 | 36 |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 | #899 | 58 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #1,275 | 32 |
| 1948 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,271 | 33 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #1,145 | 37 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1944 | — | #1,483 | 21 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,529 | 21 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,903 | 14 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,489 | 20 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
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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 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#85 · 1 in 361
- New Hampshire#112 · 1 in 712
- Massachusetts#128 · 1 in 937
- Maine#130 · 1 in 837
- Rhode Island#131 · 1 in 952
Best ever in a state: #26 in Hawaii, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #85 | 20 | 1 in 361 |
| New Hampshire | #112 | 11 | 1 in 712 |
| Massachusetts | #128 | 47 | 1 in 937 |
| Maine | #130 | 9 | 1 in 837 |
| Rhode Island | #131 | 7 | 1 in 952 |
| Kansas | #136 | 22 | 1 in 769 |
| North Dakota | #142 | 5 | 1 in 861 |
| Kentucky | #146 | 23 | 1 in 1,079 |
| New Jersey | #148 | 51 | 1 in 1,074 |
| West Virginia | #150 | 10 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Iowa | #151 | 19 | 1 in 975 |
| Utah | #152 | 21 | 1 in 793 |
| Wisconsin | #153 | 30 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Delaware | #157 | 5 | 1 in 983 |
| Indiana | #165 | 33 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Missouri | #171 | 31 | 1 in 1,225 |
| Michigan | #172 | 59 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Nebraska | #172 | 9 | 1 in 1,213 |
| Pennsylvania | #175 | 58 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Maryland | #176 | 27 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Minnesota | #176 | 22 | 1 in 1,442 |
| Oregon | #176 | 19 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Nevada | #181 | 9 | 1 in 958 |
| Tennessee | #182 | 30 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Idaho | #192 | 6 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Ohio | #192 | 49 | 1 in 1,629 |
| New York | #209 | 94 | 1 in 1,477 |
| Washington | #210 | 24 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Arizona | #211 | 25 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Illinois | #212 | 68 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Florida | #214 | 67 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Virginia | #217 | 28 | 1 in 1,549 |
| Connecticut | #230 | 11 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Colorado | #233 | 15 | 1 in 1,629 |
| District of Columbia | #248 | 8 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Alabama | #255 | 15 | 1 in 1,808 |
| Arkansas | #255 | 9 | 1 in 1,721 |
| California | #261 | 158 | 1 in 1,837 |
| South Carolina | #269 | 13 | 1 in 1,867 |
| Georgia | #271 | 27 | 1 in 1,858 |
| North Carolina | #275 | 23 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Oklahoma | #294 | 9 | 1 in 2,281 |
| Louisiana | #298 | 17 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Mississippi | #300 | 9 | 1 in 1,906 |
| Texas | #301 | 79 | 1 in 1,940 |
| New Mexico | #319 | 6 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1935
- Peaked 1978 at #52 (6,105 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1978–1982
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1953–2017
- Highest: 1 in 269 boys born in 1978 were named Shaun (0.37%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,621 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 34.7% of all boys named Shaun (24,470) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 63 | #1,489 (1939) | #2,144 |
| 1940s | 230 | #1,145 (1946) | #1,575 |
| 1950s | 1,239 | #476 (1959) | #763 |
| 1960s | 5,559 | #244 (1968) | #347 |
| 1970s | 19,317 | #52 (1978) | #198 |
| 1980s | 24,470 | #79 (1980) | #127 |
| 1990s | 8,621 | #224 (1990) | #321 |
| 2000s | 7,010 | #342 (2006) | #398 |
| 2010s | 3,219 | #483 (2010) | #773 |
| 2020s | 753 | #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 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 54,244 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 79.3% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,078Valorie36
- #3,078Yocheved36
- #3,078Zabrina36
- #3,156Shaun35
- #3,156Adam35
- #3,156Akia35
- #3,156Alessia35
- #3,227Amberlyn34
- #3,227Analise34
- #3,227Andie34
Tied with 70 names at #3,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,517 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 97.6% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).