Boys' name · since 1966

Shuan

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.

#13,756 of 45,481
all-time among boys
176
born since 1966
1980s
peak decade

Shuan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 176 have been recorded since 1966.

Shuan has 176 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2001.

  • #13,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 176 born since 1966
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shuan ranks #13,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.

#13,756 of 45,481
all-time among boys
176
born since 1966
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shuan's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shuan's full recorded timeline at 1980, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shuan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1980)
17
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
05101520 19661971197619791982198519892001 5

Shuan by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (81 births, 46% of the file).

1980s was Shuan's strongest decade.

81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Shuan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 81 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuan? ▼
176 babies have been named Shuan since 1966. All-time, it sits at #13,756 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1980 with 17 births.
Where does Shuan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shuan ranks #13,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Shuan's data

  • Shuan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Shuan

Nearby Names Like Shuan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shuan

Shulem Boy
#1945 1,584 births
Shun Boy
909 births
Shubh Boy
#4815 418 births
Shuaib Boy
#6228 333 births
Shubham Boy
#10098 310 births

Compare Shuan side by side: Shuan vs Shulem Shuan vs Shun Shuan vs Shubh

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1966–2001 (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 Shuan 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.