Shaun Boy
How popular is Shaun?
#1,942 boy name in 2025
79 baby boys were named Shaun in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.
Shaun popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,942 for boys (▼ 379 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 79 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-75% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #767 in 2015, #1,134 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1978 (6,105 boys) |
| Highest rank | #52 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1935 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shaun counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shaun family of names ranked #1,180 for boys in 2025 (#1,039 the year before), with 143 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun | 79 | 55% |
| Shaan | 64 | 45% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Shaun is most popular
Babies named Shaun per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 boys)
Shaun by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 63 | #1,489 |
| 1940s | 230 | #1,144 |
| 1950s | 1,239 | #476 |
| 1960s | 5,559 | #244 |
| 1970s | 19,317 | #52 |
| 1980s | 24,470 | #79 |
| 1990s | 8,621 | #224 |
| 2000s | 7,010 | #342 |
| 2010s | 3,219 | #483 |
| 2020s | 753 | #1,134 |
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Questions
- Is Shaun a boy or girl name?
- Shaun is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Shaun were boys.
- How popular is the name Shaun?
- 79 baby boys were named Shaun in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.
- When was Shaun most popular?
- Shaun peaked in 1978, when 6,105 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #52 in 1978.
- How many people are named Shaun?
- 73,610 babies have been named Shaun in the US since 1880. We estimate about 68,609 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 44.
- Where is Shaun most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Shaun was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.