Shafi vs Shaun

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

Name A

Shafi

Boy name

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Shafi Shaun
Current Rank Unranked #1567
Total Births (all years) 58 70,481
Peak Year 2009 1978
Peak Year Births 7 6,105
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shafi Shaun
1930ss — 63
1940ss — 230
1950ss — 1,239
1960ss — 5,559
1970ss 6 19,317
1980ss — 24,470
1990ss 11 8,621
2000ss 25 7,010
2010ss 16 3,219
2020ss — 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shafi Shaun
2014 — 325
2015 5 311
2016 — 250
2017 6 243
2018 — 206
2019 — 193
2020 — 172
2021 — 149
2022 — 122
2023 — 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, 1974–2017.

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