Shade vs Shaun

Side-by-side comparison of Shade and Shaun - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shade

Boy name · Rank #5450

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Shade Shaun
Current Rank #5450 #1567
Total Births (all years) 1,156 70,481
Peak Year 1997 1978
Peak Year Births 33 6,105
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shade Shaun
1880s 28 -
1890s 18 -
1900s 6 -
1910s 72 -
1920s 66 -
1930s 48 63
1940s 28 230
1950s 13 1,239
1960s 31 5,559
1970s 45 19,317
1980s 84 24,470
1990s 224 8,621
2000s 208 7,010
2010s 191 3,219
2020s 94 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shade Shaun
2014 12 325
2015 22 311
2016 14 250
2017 20 243
2018 20 206
2019 19 193
2020 14 172
2021 19 149
2022 14 122
2023 19 120
2024 17 111
2025 11 79

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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