Boys' name · since 1986
Shaunt
Shaunt has 40 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaunt sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 40 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Shaunt recorded 40 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2014.
- #23,781 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaunt ranks #23,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaunt's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shaunt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaunt's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaunt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2014
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Shaunt by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Shaunt's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shaunt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (53% of all-time use).
Shaunt by state
Where Shaunt concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 47.5% |
19 of 40 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shaunt's data
- Shaunt's decade-level peak was the 1990s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaunts (19 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 Shaunt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1986–2014 (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 Shaunt 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.