Shaun
Boy name · Irish origin
Shaun meaning
God is gracious
Shaun at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Irish
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,566 in 2024
Shaun popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | #2,720 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1950 | #899 | 58 |
| 1960 | #514 | 237 |
| 1970 | #240 | 989 |
| 1978 | #52 | 6,105 |
| 1980 | #79 | 3,923 |
| 1990 | #224 | 1,354 |
| 2000 | #355 | 751 |
| 2010 | #483 | 541 |
| 2020 | #1,134 | 172 |
| 2024 | #1,566 | 110 |
All 90 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | #2,720 | 8 |
| 1936 | #1,871 | 14 |
| 1937 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1938 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1939 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1941 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1942 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,529 | 21 |
| 1944 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1945 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1946 | #1,145 | 37 |
| 1947 | #1,272 | 33 |
| 1948 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1949 | #1,275 | 32 |
| 1950 | #899 | 58 |
| 1951 | #1,218 | 36 |
| 1952 | #1,066 | 46 |
| 1953 | #839 | 73 |
| 1954 | #717 | 101 |
| 1955 | #676 | 117 |
| 1956 | #636 | 142 |
| 1957 | #540 | 207 |
| 1958 | #563 | 189 |
| 1959 | #476 | 270 |
| 1960 | #514 | 237 |
| 1961 | #475 | 288 |
| 1962 | #407 | 387 |
| 1963 | #355 | 478 |
| 1964 | #327 | 573 |
| 1965 | #322 | 556 |
| 1966 | #308 | 585 |
| 1967 | #271 | 724 |
| 1968 | #244 | 851 |
| 1969 | #246 | 880 |
| 1970 | #240 | 989 |
| 1971 | #216 | 1,087 |
| 1972 | #226 | 949 |
| 1973 | #259 | 749 |
| 1974 | #250 | 801 |
| 1975 | #275 | 700 |
| 1976 | #296 | 625 |
| 1977 | #103 | 2,578 |
| 1978 | #52 | 6,105 |
| 1979 | #63 | 4,737 |
| 1980 | #79 | 3,923 |
| 1981 | #86 | 3,383 |
| 1982 | #96 | 3,154 |
| 1983 | #111 | 2,466 |
| 1984 | #121 | 2,251 |
| 1985 | #120 | 2,354 |
| 1986 | #132 | 2,066 |
| 1987 | #151 | 1,828 |
| 1988 | #169 | 1,657 |
| 1989 | #207 | 1,388 |
| 1990 | #224 | 1,354 |
| 1991 | #238 | 1,187 |
| 1992 | #288 | 988 |
| 1993 | #293 | 947 |
| 1994 | #324 | 779 |
| 1995 | #347 | 710 |
| 1996 | #371 | 646 |
| 1997 | #384 | 630 |
| 1998 | #370 | 692 |
| 1999 | #377 | 687 |
| 2000 | #355 | 751 |
| 2001 | #390 | 654 |
| 2002 | #401 | 635 |
| 2003 | #381 | 687 |
| 2004 | #398 | 660 |
| 2005 | #397 | 722 |
| 2006 | #342 | 905 |
| 2007 | #393 | 770 |
| 2008 | #432 | 672 |
| 2009 | #492 | 554 |
| 2010 | #483 | 541 |
| 2011 | #586 | 428 |
| 2012 | #620 | 391 |
| 2013 | #713 | 330 |
| 2014 | #738 | 324 |
| 2015 | #767 | 311 |
| 2016 | #875 | 250 |
| 2017 | #889 | 242 |
| 2018 | #1,008 | 205 |
| 2019 | #1,057 | 193 |
| 2020 | #1,134 | 172 |
| 2021 | #1,273 | 149 |
| 2022 | #1,479 | 122 |
| 2023 | #1,496 | 119 |
| 2024 | #1,566 | 110 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Shaun” (revision 93041622), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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