Shaun Name Popularity
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How popular is Shaun?
In 2018 the uncommon name Shaun, ranked the 1,016th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Shaun is currently less popular.
Its highest popularity ranking of #52 was reached in 1978 with 6,107 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Shaun in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1934.
Shaun, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1934-1937, 1940-1946, and 1947-1971, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1978-1994, and 2010-2016.
For a number of years, the name Shaun has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Shaun has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Shaun?
Shaun's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Shaun is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Shaun has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Shaun (Girl) | Shaun (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 6 | 15,305 | 202 | 1,016 |
| 2017 | | 8 | 12,532 | 238 | 899 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 245 | 890 |
| 2015 | | 5 | 18,694 | 309 | 770 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 324 | 736 |
| 2013 | | 5 | 18,833 | 329 | 712 |
| 2012 | | 6 | 16,528 | 387 | 626 |
| 2011 | | 6 | 16,462 | 427 | 586 |
| 2010 | | 13 | 9,141 | 540 | 483 |
| 2009 | | 11 | 10,556 | 551 | 496 |
| 2008 | | 11 | 10,680 | 671 | 433 |
| 2007 | | 16 | 8,032 | 770 | 393 |
| 2006 | | 7 | 14,900 | 904 | 342 |
| 2005 | | 14 | 8,260 | 722 | 397 |
| 2004 | | 19 | 6,453 | 660 | 398 |
| 2003 | | 12 | 8,970 | 687 | 381 |
| 2002 | | 17 | 6,644 | 635 | 401 |
| 2001 | | 12 | 8,656 | 654 | 390 |
| 2000 | | 18 | 6,172 | 751 | 355 |
| 1999 | | 23 | 4,846 | 687 | 378 |
| 1998 | | 22 | 4,932 | 692 | 370 |
| 1997 | | 20 | 5,189 | 630 | 384 |
| 1996 | | 21 | 4,858 | 646 | 371 |
| 1995 | | 28 | 3,862 | 710 | 347 |
| 1994 | | 29 | 3,774 | 779 | 324 |
| 1993 | | 31 | 3,567 | 947 | 293 |
| 1992 | | 32 | 3,484 | 988 | 288 |
| 1991 | | 28 | 3,795 | 1,187 | 238 |
| 1990 | | 35 | 3,213 | 1,353 | 225 |
| 1989 | | 27 | 3,766 | 1,389 | 207 |
| 1988 | | 32 | 3,148 | 1,656 | 169 |
| 1987 | | 26 | 3,507 | 1,829 | 151 |
| 1986 | | 43 | 2,377 | 2,065 | 132 |
| 1985 | | 49 | 2,169 | 2,352 | 120 |
| 1984 | | 50 | 2,045 | 2,251 | 121 |
| 1983 | | 42 | 2,300 | 2,465 | 111 |
| 1982 | | 56 | 1,915 | 3,154 | 96 |
| 1981 | | 74 | 1,592 | 3,383 | 86 |
| 1980 | | 73 | 1,600 | 3,924 | 79 |
| 1979 | | 107 | 1,221 | 4,738 | 64 |
| 1978 | | 116 | 1,125 | 6,107 | 52 |
| 1977 | | 93 | 1,280 | 2,578 | 103 |
| 1976 | | 43 | 2,054 | 625 | 296 |
| 1975 | | 47 | 1,928 | 702 | 275 |
| 1974 | | 55 | 1,681 | 801 | 250 |
| 1973 | | 53 | 1,705 | 749 | 261 |
| 1972 | | 63 | 1,515 | 950 | 226 |
| 1971 | | 86 | 1,290 | 1,087 | 217 |
| 1970 | | 138 | 935 | 989 | 240 |
| 1969 | | 94 | 1,152 | 881 | 246 |
| 1968 | | 98 | 1,075 | 851 | 244 |
| 1967 | | 108 | 982 | 724 | 271 |
| 1966 | | 126 | 900 | 586 | 308 |
| 1965 | | 109 | 1,000 | 557 | 322 |
| 1964 | | 121 | 960 | 573 | 328 |
| 1963 | | 99 | 1,096 | 478 | 355 |
| 1962 | | 70 | 1,329 | 387 | 408 |
| 1961 | | 69 | 1,351 | 288 | 475 |
| 1960 | | 51 | 1,576 | 237 | 515 |
| 1959 | | 80 | 1,199 | 270 | 476 |
| 1958 | | 50 | 1,521 | 188 | 563 |
| 1957 | | 55 | 1,438 | 206 | 541 |
| 1956 | | 52 | 1,480 | 143 | 635 |
| 1955 | | 62 | 1,289 | 117 | 677 |
| 1954 | | 36 | 1,733 | 101 | 720 |
| 1953 | | 29 | 1,919 | 73 | 846 |
| 1952 | | 22 | 2,255 | 46 | 1,080 |
| 1951 | | 15 | 2,795 | 36 | 1,239 |
| 1950 | | 16 | 2,646 | 58 | 902 |
| 1949 | | 13 | 2,976 | 32 | 1,293 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,345 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,291 |
| 1946 | | 6 | 4,891 | 37 | 1,153 |
| 1945 | | 6 | 4,476 | 15 | 1,846 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,518 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,572 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,789 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 1,984 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,457 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,525 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 2,836 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,078 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 1,951 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 2,912 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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