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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,158 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNHWashington: #212 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,396 boysWAIdaho: #220 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,195 boysIDMontana: #174 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 880 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,526 boysMNIllinois: #255 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,658 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,677 boysWIMichigan: #194 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,402 boysMINew York: #246 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,738 boysNYMassachusetts: #127 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 930 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedRIOregon: #252 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,620 boysORNevada: #210 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,131 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedSDIowa: #230 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,950 boysIAIndiana: #230 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,704 boysINOhio: #232 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,878 boysOHPennsylvania: #189 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,527 boysPANew Jersey: #244 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,951 boysNJConnecticut: #231 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,903 boysCTCalifornia: #333 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 2,539 boysCAUtah: #170 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 878 boysUTColorado: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,243 boysCONebraska: #242 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,720 boysNEMissouri: #251 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,910 boysMOKentucky: #245 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,209 boysKYWest Virginia: #177 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,283 boysWVVirginia: #274 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,003 boysVAMaryland: #235 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,677 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 630 boysDEArizona: #320 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,231 boysAZNew Mexico: #290 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,657 boysNMKansas: #235 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,597 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedARTennessee: #364 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,197 boysTNNorth Carolina: #309 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,321 boysNCSouth Carolina: #338 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,257 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Shaun, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #235 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,452 boysOKLouisiana: #303 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,794 boysLAMississippi: #402 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,731 boysMSAlabama: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,196 boysALGeorgia: #342 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,567 boysGAHawaii: #148 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 685 boysHITexas: #376 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 2,838 boysTXFlorida: #256 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,716 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#116 · 1 in 630
  2. Massachusetts#127 · 1 in 930
  3. Hawaii#148 · 1 in 685
  4. Utah#170 · 1 in 878
  5. Maine#171 · 1 in 1,158

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#11671 in 630
Massachusetts#127441 in 930
Hawaii#148101 in 685
Utah#170191 in 878
Maine#17161 in 1,158
Montana#17451 in 880
West Virginia#17781 in 1,283
Pennsylvania#189511 in 1,527
Michigan#194471 in 1,402
Nevada#21081 in 1,131
Wisconsin#211191 in 1,677
Washington#212261 in 1,396
Idaho#22061 in 1,195
Indiana#230231 in 1,704
Iowa#23091 in 1,950
Connecticut#231111 in 1,903
Ohio#232411 in 1,878
Kansas#235101 in 1,597
Maryland#235191 in 1,677
Oklahoma#235141 in 1,452
Nebraska#24261 in 1,720
New Jersey#244271 in 1,951
Kentucky#245111 in 2,209
Minnesota#245121 in 2,526
New York#246761 in 1,738
Missouri#251191 in 1,910
Oregon#252121 in 1,620
Illinois#255521 in 1,658
Florida#256511 in 1,716
Virginia#274211 in 2,003
New Mexico#29071 in 1,657
Alabama#303121 in 2,196
Louisiana#303171 in 1,794
Colorado#305111 in 2,243
North Carolina#309201 in 2,321
Arizona#320141 in 2,231
California#3331121 in 2,539
South Carolina#338101 in 2,257
Georgia#342191 in 2,567
Tennessee#364111 in 3,197
Texas#376541 in 2,838
Mississippi#40261 in 2,731
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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 1992

girls
#3,419
32 births · 1 in 57,623 girls
boys
#288
988 births · 1 in 2,022 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #3,419Shaun32

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #288Shaun988
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 57,623 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 78.1% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #3,343Yuridia33
  2. #3,343Zeinab33
  3. #3,343Zenaida33
  4. #3,419Shaun32
  5. #3,419Abigael32
  6. #3,419Alessia32
  7. #3,419Alonna32
  8. #3,503Aliah31
  9. #3,503Allyse31
  10. #3,503Alvina31

Tied with 83 names at #3,419; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 2,022 of them was named Shaun, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaun
  1. #285Roy992
  2. #286Josue991
  3. #287Morgan989
  4. #288Shaun988
  5. #289Tyrone975
  6. #290Conor924
  7. #291Bruce922
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →