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 #1570

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Metric Shady Shaun
Current Rank Unranked #1570
Total Births (all years) 328 70,398
Peak Year 1994 1978
Peak Year Births 18 6,105
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shady Shaun
1910ss 14 —
1920ss 5 —
1930ss — 63
1940ss — 230
1950ss — 1,239
1960ss — 5,559
1970ss 23 19,320
1980ss 78 24,470
1990ss 105 8,620
2000ss 86 7,010
2010ss 12 3,215
2020ss 5 672

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shady Shaun
2014 — 324
2015 — 311
2016 5 250
2017 — 242
2018 — 205
2019 7 193
2020 — 172
2021 — 149
2022 — 122
2023 5 119
2024 — 110

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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