Unisex name · since 1959
Shaune
Shaune has 444 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 444
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaune sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 444 recorded since 1959.
Shaune has 444 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2009.
- #8,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 444 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaune ranks #8,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 444 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 444
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaune's 444 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaune's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaune splits its recorded history at 1981: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaune popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2009
- Peak year (1978)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Shaune popularity over time - girls
335 total births recorded since 1950 (Shaune as girls' name)
Shaune by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (145 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Shaune's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shaune births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
145 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 145 births (33% of all-time use).
Shaune by state
Where Shaune concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 444 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shaune's data
- Shaune's decade-level peak was the 1970s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaunes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shaune: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 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, 1959–2009 (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 Shaune 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.