Boys' name · since 1999
Shaunak
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 271 babies named Shaunak, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 271
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaunak is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 271 have been recorded since 1999.
Shaunak has 271 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2022.
- #11,222 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 271 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaunak ranks #11,222 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 271 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 271
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaunak's 271 recorded births place it above 75.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shaunak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaunak's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaunak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shaunak by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (144 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Shaunak's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shaunak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 144 births (53% of all-time use).
Shaunak by state
Where Shaunak concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.8% |
22 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shaunak's decade-level peak was the 2000s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaunaks (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaunak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1999–2022 (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 Shaunak 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.