Boys' name · since 1965
Shaughn
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 387 babies named Shaughn, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 387
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaughn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 387 have been recorded since 1965.
Shaughn has 387 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2012.
- #9,205 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 387 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaughn ranks #9,205 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 387 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 387
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaughn's 387 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaughn's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaughn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2012
- Peak year (1992)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shaughn popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1973 (Shaughn as girls' name)
Shaughn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (132 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Shaughn's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 132 births (34% of all-time use).
Shaughn by state
Where Shaughn concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 387 births nationwide.
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- Shaughn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaughns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaughn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.