Shamel vs Shaun

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

Name A

Shamel

Boy name

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Shamel Shaun
Current Rank Unranked #1567
Total Births (all years) 1,020 70,481
Peak Year 1993 1978
Peak Year Births 42 6,105
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shamel Shaun
1930s - 63
1940s - 230
1950s - 1,239
1960s - 5,559
1970s 89 19,317
1980s 297 24,470
1990s 317 8,621
2000s 197 7,010
2010s 108 3,219
2020s 12 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shamel Shaun
2014 11 325
2015 13 311
2016 11 250
2017 8 243
2018 7 206
2019 - 193
2020 - 172
2021 7 149
2022 - 122
2023 5 120
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, 1974–2023.

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