Recorded 1966–2001 Boys' name Peak 1980 176 births

Shuan — boys' name

176 babies named Shuan in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s731980s811990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Shuan was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

17 babies were named Shuan in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shuan

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Shuan between 1966 and 2001, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shuan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shuan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuan 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 176 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.

Shuan at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

176

Since 1966

36 years of records

Peak year

1980

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1966

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2001

Shuan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1966

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1980)
17
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20011988198419811978197519701966 5

Shuan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
81 births that decade — 46% of Shuan's all-time total
1960s121970s731980s811990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuan?
176 babies have been named Shuan since 1966. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1980 with 17 births.
When was Shuan most popular?
Shuan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Shuan been used?
Shuan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 36 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Shuan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shulem, Shun, Shubh, Shuaib, 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, 1966–2001 (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.