Recorded 1986–2014 Boys' name Peak 1986 40 births

Shaunt — boys' name

40 babies named Shaunt in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s212000s62010s5

The verdict

40 boys have been named Shaunt since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

40
total births
1986–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shaunt was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shaunt in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaunt

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Shaunt between 1986 and 2014, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaunt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaunt performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shaunt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaunt in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaunt 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 40 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.

Shaunt at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

40

Since 1986

29 years of records

Peak year

1986

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1986

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shaunt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1986

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
456789 2014200119961993199219901986 8

Shaunt by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 53% of Shaunt's all-time total
1980s81990s212000s62010s5

Shaunt by state

Where Shaunt concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaunt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 47.5%
California share of Shaunt's total US births 47.5%

19 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaunt?
40 babies have been named Shaunt since 1986. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
When was Shaunt most popular?
Shaunt was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Shaunt most popular?
The top states for the name Shaunt are California (19 births).
How long has the name Shaunt been used?
Shaunt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 29 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shaunt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1986–2014 (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.