Recorded 1970–1980 Boys' name Peak 1970 16 births

Shunn — boys' name

16 babies named Shunn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 boys have been named Shunn since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.

16
total births
1970–1980
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Shunn was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shunn in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shunn

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Shunn between 1970 and 1980, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shunn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shunn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shunn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shunn 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 16 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.

Shunn at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

16

Since 1970

11 years of records

Peak year

1970

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1970

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1980

Shunn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1970

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1970)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 198019761970 6

Shunn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 69% of Shunn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shunn?
16 babies have been named Shunn since 1970. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1970 with 6 births.
When was Shunn most popular?
Shunn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Shunn been used?
Shunn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 11 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Shunn?
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, 1970–1980 (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.