Shareef vs Shaun

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

Name A

Shareef

Boy name · Rank #10135

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Shareef Shaun
Current Rank #10135 #1567
Total Births (all years) 1,196 70,481
Peak Year 1997 1978
Peak Year Births 53 6,105
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Shareef Shaun
1930s - 63
1940s - 230
1950s - 1,239
1960s - 5,559
1970s 147 19,317
1980s 242 24,470
1990s 314 8,621
2000s 267 7,010
2010s 160 3,219
2020s 66 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shareef Shaun
2014 19 325
2015 13 311
2016 14 250
2017 13 243
2018 13 206
2019 28 193
2020 19 172
2021 15 149
2022 8 122
2023 8 120
2024 7 111
2025 9 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, 1974–2025.

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