Boys' name · since 1970
Shunn
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.
- #31,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Shunn since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shunn has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1980.
- #31,042 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shunn ranks #31,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shunn's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shunn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shunn splits its recorded history at 1976: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shunn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1980
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Shunn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1970s was Shunn's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Shunn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Shunn's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shunn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1970–1980 (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 Shunn 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.