Shaune
The Story of Shaune
As a girl name
Shaune first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 44 Shaunes were born — ranking #1,871 that year. As of 2026, Shaune ranks #13,518 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 335 Shaunes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shaune first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 27 Shaunes were born — ranking #1,870 that year. As of 2026, Shaune ranks #8,308 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 444 Shaunes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shaune
Shaune is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 444 births in the dataset. Shaune's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #1,870. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaune's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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