Is Shaun a boy or girl name?
Shaun is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 110 boys were named Shaun, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.3% of the 73,527 US babies named Shaun were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,573
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shaun since 1935
- 73,527
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 6,221 babies
Boys and girls named Shaun, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 230 | 25 | 9.8% |
| 1950s | 1,239 | 416 | 25.1% |
| 1960s | 5,559 | 946 | 14.5% |
| 1970s | 19,320 | 801 | 4% |
| 1980s | 24,470 | 471 | 1.9% |
| 1990s | 8,620 | 269 | 3% |
| 2000s | 7,010 | 137 | 1.9% |
| 2010s | 3,215 | 49 | 1.5% |
| 2020s | 672 | 15 | 2.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 110 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 119 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,488 | 6 | #15,037 |
| 2021 | 149 | #1,279 | 9 | #11,025 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 193 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 205 | #1,011 | 6 | #15,389 |
| 2017 | 242 | #891 | 8 | #12,562 |
| 2016 | 250 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 311 | #768 | 5 | #18,724 |
| 2014 | 324 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 330 | #714 | 5 | #18,865 |
| 2012 | 391 | #622 | 6 | #16,553 |
| 2011 | 428 | #586 | 6 | #16,479 |
| 2010 | 541 | #483 | 13 | #9,150 |
| 2009 | 554 | #495 | 11 | #10,565 |
| 2008 | 672 | #432 | 11 | #10,686 |
| 2007 | 770 | #393 | 16 | #8,034 |
| 2006 | 905 | #342 | 7 | #14,909 |
| 2005 | 722 | #397 | 14 | #8,264 |
| 2004 | 660 | #398 | 19 | #6,457 |
| 2003 | 687 | #381 | 12 | #8,971 |
| 2002 | 635 | #401 | 17 | #6,647 |
| 2001 | 654 | #390 | 12 | #8,661 |
| 2000 | 751 | #355 | 18 | #6,174 |
| 1999 | 687 | #378 | 23 | #4,846 |
| 1998 | 692 | #370 | 22 | #4,932 |
| 1997 | 630 | #384 | 20 | #5,190 |
| 1996 | 646 | #371 | 21 | #4,858 |
| 1995 | 710 | #347 | 28 | #3,863 |
| 1994 | 779 | #324 | 29 | #3,775 |
| 1993 | 947 | #293 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 1992 | 988 | #288 | 32 | #3,484 |
| 1991 | 1,187 | #238 | 28 | #3,795 |
| 1990 | 1,354 | #225 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1989 | 1,388 | #207 | 27 | #3,766 |
| 1988 | 1,657 | #169 | 32 | #3,150 |
| 1987 | 1,828 | #152 | 26 | #3,507 |
| 1986 | 2,066 | #132 | 42 | #2,410 |
| 1985 | 2,354 | #120 | 49 | #2,168 |
| 1984 | 2,251 | #121 | 50 | #2,045 |
| 1983 | 2,466 | #111 | 42 | #2,302 |
| 1982 | 3,154 | #96 | 56 | #1,917 |
| 1981 | 3,383 | #86 | 74 | #1,592 |
| 1980 | 3,923 | #79 | 73 | #1,600 |
| 1979 | 4,737 | #64 | 107 | #1,222 |
| 1978 | 6,105 | #52 | 116 | #1,125 |
| 1977 | 2,578 | #103 | 93 | #1,280 |
| 1976 | 625 | #296 | 43 | #2,054 |
| 1975 | 700 | #275 | 47 | #1,931 |
| 1974 | 801 | #250 | 55 | #1,682 |
| 1973 | 749 | #259 | 53 | #1,705 |
| 1972 | 949 | #226 | 63 | #1,515 |
| 1971 | 1,087 | #216 | 86 | #1,290 |
| 1970 | 989 | #240 | 138 | #935 |
| 1969 | 880 | #246 | 94 | #1,151 |
| 1968 | 851 | #244 | 98 | #1,073 |
| 1967 | 724 | #271 | 108 | #982 |
| 1966 | 585 | #308 | 127 | #896 |
| 1965 | 556 | #322 | 109 | #1,002 |
| 1964 | 573 | #327 | 121 | #961 |
| 1963 | 478 | #355 | 99 | #1,096 |
| 1962 | 387 | #408 | 70 | #1,328 |
| 1961 | 288 | #475 | 69 | #1,350 |
| 1960 | 237 | #515 | 51 | #1,577 |
| 1959 | 270 | #476 | 80 | #1,201 |
| 1958 | 189 | #563 | 50 | #1,523 |
| 1957 | 207 | #541 | 55 | #1,438 |
| 1956 | 142 | #637 | 52 | #1,478 |
| 1955 | 117 | #677 | 62 | #1,289 |
| 1954 | 101 | #721 | 35 | #1,763 |
| 1953 | 73 | #846 | 29 | #1,919 |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,079 | 22 | #2,254 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,239 | 15 | #2,795 |
| 1950 | 58 | #903 | 16 | #2,645 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,294 | 13 | #2,975 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 33 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 37 | #1,154 | 6 | #4,893 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,844 | 6 | #4,475 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shaun reached #52 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #896 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shaun
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.