Shun peaked in the US in 1973 at #1,312, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Shun as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Shun as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.05 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Shun as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.05 1880 1920 1960 2000 Shun as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Shun as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US England & Wales 2023 #12,239 (5) — 2022 #12,330 (5) — 2021 #12,146 (5) — 2020 #12,022 (5) — 2019 #8,215 (9) — 2018 #6,036 (14) — 2017 #7,095 (11) — 2015 #9,568 (7) — 2014 #7,562 (10) — 2013 #7,537 (10) #3,822 (4) 2012 #8,864 (8) — 2011 #10,808 (6) — 2010 #5,251 (17) — 2009 #7,692 (10) #3,744 (4) 2008 #6,070 (14) —
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1973 at #1,312. First recorded in the US in 1925. In 1976, 19% of US babies named Shun were girls.