Recorded 2001–2018 Girls' name Peak 2009 64 births

Shagun — girls' name

64 babies named Shagun in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

64 girls have been named Shagun since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

64
total births
2001–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shagun was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shagun in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shagun

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Shagun between 2001 and 2018, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shagun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shagun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shagun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shagun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 64 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shagun at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

64

Since 2001

18 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2001

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shagun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2001

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 2018201520142013201020092007200620052001 5

Shagun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
33 births that decade — 52% of Shagun's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shagun?
64 babies have been named Shagun since 2001. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Shagun most popular?
Shagun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Shagun been used?
Shagun has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 18 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shagun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.