Shain vs Shaun

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

Name A

Shain

Boy name

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Shain Shaun
Current Rank Unranked #1567
Total Births (all years) 1,215 70,481
Peak Year 1985 1978
Peak Year Births 40 6,105
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shain Shaun
1930s - 63
1940s - 230
1950s - 1,239
1960s 52 5,559
1970s 286 19,317
1980s 300 24,470
1990s 253 8,621
2000s 200 7,010
2010s 102 3,219
2020s 22 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shain Shaun
2014 8 325
2015 8 311
2016 - 250
2017 9 243
2018 6 206
2019 8 193
2020 6 172
2021 - 149
2022 10 122
2023 - 120
2024 - 111
2025 6 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, 1963–2025.

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