Sharif vs Shaun

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

Name A

Sharif

Boy name · Rank #5288

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Name B

Shaun

Boy name · Rank #1567

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Metric Sharif Shaun
Current Rank #5288 #1567
Total Births (all years) 2,685 70,481
Peak Year 1980 1978
Peak Year Births 82 6,105
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1935

Births by Decade

Decade Sharif Shaun
1930s - 63
1940s - 230
1950s - 1,239
1960s 41 5,559
1970s 538 19,317
1980s 643 24,470
1990s 679 8,621
2000s 436 7,010
2010s 249 3,219
2020s 99 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sharif Shaun
2014 28 325
2015 24 311
2016 28 250
2017 14 243
2018 19 206
2019 26 193
2020 23 172
2021 23 149
2022 15 122
2023 13 120
2024 18 111
2025 7 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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