Recorded 1987–2002 Boys' name Peak 1991 75 births

Shunsuke — boys' name

75 babies named Shunsuke in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

75 boys have been named Shunsuke since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

75
total births
1987–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shunsuke was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shunsuke in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shunsuke

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Shunsuke between 1987 and 2002, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shunsuke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shunsuke performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shunsuke shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shunsuke 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 75 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.

Shunsuke at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

75

Since 1987

16 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1987

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shunsuke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1987

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Shunsuke by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 52% of Shunsuke's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shunsuke?
75 babies have been named Shunsuke since 1987. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Shunsuke most popular?
Shunsuke was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shunsuke been used?
Shunsuke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 16 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shunsuke?
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, 1987–2002 (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.