Shu vs Shun

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

Name A

Shu

Boy name · Rank #12890

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Name B

Shun

Boy name

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Metric Shu Shun
Current Rank #12890 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 72 909
Peak Year 1992 1980
Peak Year Births 8 41
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1992 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Shu Shun
1920ss — 5
1960ss — 59
1970ss — 280
1980ss — 184
1990ss 24 137
2000ss 16 132
2010ss 17 92
2020ss 15 20

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shu Shun
2014 — 10
2015 — 7
2017 5 11
2018 — 14
2019 — 9
2020 — 5
2021 5 5
2022 — 5
2023 5 5
2024 5 —

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, 1992–2024.

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