Shafter vs Shaun

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

Name A

Shafter

Boy name

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1570

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Metric Shafter Shaun
Current Rank Unranked #1570
Total Births (all years) 119 70,398
Peak Year 1898 1978
Peak Year Births 14 6,105
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1898 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shafter Shaun
1890ss 14 —
1900ss 18 —
1910ss 7 —
1920ss 48 —
1930ss 26 63
1940ss 6 230
1950ss — 1,239
1960ss — 5,559
1970ss — 19,320
1980ss — 24,470
1990ss — 8,620
2000ss — 7,010
2010ss — 3,215
2020ss — 672

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shafter Shaun
2014 — 324
2015 — 311
2016 — 250
2017 — 242
2018 — 205
2019 — 193
2020 — 172
2021 — 149
2022 — 122
2023 — 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, 1898–1942.

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