The baby name Shaun appears in baby name data for the United States from 1936 to 2024. It was most popular in 1978 with 7,312 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shaun has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1942 | 11 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1946 | 20 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 8 |
| 1949 | 7 |
| 1950 | 18 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1953 | 17 |
| 1954 | 44 |
| 1955 | 12 |
| 1955 | 71 |
| 1956 | 15 |
| 1956 | 91 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1957 | 166 |
| 1958 | 17 |
| 1958 | 121 |
| 1959 | 26 |
| 1959 | 261 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1960 | 185 |
| 1961 | 23 |
| 1961 | 183 |
| 1962 | 34 |
| 1962 | 376 |
| 1963 | 30 |
| 1963 | 489 |
| 1964 | 86 |
| 1964 | 595 |
| 1965 | 28 |
| 1965 | 638 |
| 1966 | 86 |
| 1966 | 612 |
| 1967 | 65 |
| 1967 | 777 |
| 1968 | 72 |
| 1968 | 961 |
| 1969 | 25 |
| 1969 | 955 |
| 1970 | 105 |
| 1970 | 1,068 |
| 1971 | 34 |
| 1971 | 1,188 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1972 | 1,057 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1973 | 831 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1974 | 875 |
| 1975 | 15 |
| 1975 | 727 |
| 1976 | 708 |
| 1977 | 36 |
| 1977 | 3,343 |
| 1978 | 70 |
| 1978 | 7,312 |
| 1979 | 43 |
| 1979 | 5,583 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1980 | 4,774 |
| 1981 | 39 |
| 1981 | 3,587 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1982 | 3,266 |
| 1983 | 2,663 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1984 | 2,352 |
| 1985 | 2,304 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1986 | 2,472 |
| 1987 | 1,890 |
| 1988 | 1,760 |
| 1989 | 1,488 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1990 | 1,421 |
| 1991 | 1,222 |
| 1992 | 1,105 |
| 1993 | 1,050 |
| 1994 | 832 |
| 1995 | 766 |
| 1996 | 703 |
| 1997 | 658 |
| 1998 | 733 |
| 1999 | 760 |
| 2000 | 798 |
| 2001 | 703 |
| 2002 | 645 |
| 2003 | 739 |
| 2004 | 789 |
| 2005 | 829 |
| 2006 | 1,060 |
| 2007 | 839 |
| 2008 | 737 |
| 2009 | 600 |
| 2010 | 567 |
| 2011 | 423 |
| 2012 | 435 |
| 2013 | 312 |
| 2014 | 364 |
| 2015 | 323 |
| 2016 | 308 |
| 2017 | 256 |
| 2018 | 173 |
| 2019 | 152 |
| 2020 | 119 |
| 2021 | 77 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 80 |
| 2024 | 47 |