Shaft vs Shaun

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

Name A

Shaft

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Shaft Shaun
Current Rank Unranked #1567
Total Births (all years) 103 70,481
Peak Year 1972 1978
Peak Year Births 32 6,105
Peak Decade 1970s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shaft Shaun
1930s - 63
1940s - 230
1950s - 1,239
1960s - 5,559
1970s 85 19,317
1980s - 24,470
1990s 18 8,621
2000s - 7,010
2010s - 3,219
2020s - 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaft Shaun
2014 - 325
2015 - 311
2016 - 250
2017 - 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, 1971–1996.

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