US rank #4757 Boys' name Peak 2020 616 births

Shneur — #4757 US boys' name

616 babies named Shneur in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s551990s812000s1372010s2042020s133
#4757
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Shneur was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

32 babies were named Shneur in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shneur

The Social Security Administration has registered 616 babies named Shneur between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shneur currently holds the #4757 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shneur performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shneur shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 255 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Shneur in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shneur 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 616 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.

Shneur at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

616

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2020

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,757

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shneur popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
32
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419861977 6

Shneur by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
204 births that decade — 33% of Shneur's all-time total
1970s61980s551990s812000s1372010s2042020s133

Shneur by state

Where Shneur concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shneur
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
255 41.4%
#2 California
11 1.8%
New York share of Shneur's total US births 41.4%
Even split

255 of 616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shneur?
616 babies have been named Shneur since 1977. It currently ranks #4757 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 32 births.
When was Shneur most popular?
Shneur was most popular in the 2010s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Shneur most popular?
The top states for the name Shneur are New York (255 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Shneur been used?
Shneur has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shneur?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shneor. 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, 1977–2024 (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.