Shady vs Shaun

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

Name A

Shady

Boy name

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Shady Shaun
Current Rank Unranked #1567
Total Births (all years) 328 70,481
Peak Year 1994 1978
Peak Year Births 18 6,105
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shady Shaun
1910s 14 -
1920s 5 -
1930s - 63
1940s - 230
1950s - 1,239
1960s - 5,559
1970s 23 19,317
1980s 78 24,470
1990s 105 8,621
2000s 86 7,010
2010s 12 3,219
2020s 5 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shady Shaun
2014 - 325
2015 - 311
2016 5 250
2017 - 243
2018 - 206
2019 7 193
2020 - 172
2021 - 149
2022 - 122
2023 5 120
2024 - 111
2025 - 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, 1915–2023.

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