Shuan
Shuhan-e Sofla is a village in Homeyl Rural District, Homeyl District, Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, and Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 163, in 44 families.
Meaning & Origin of Shuan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shuhan-e Sofla is a village in Homeyl Rural District, Homeyl District, Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, and Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 163, in 44 families.
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The Story of Shuan
Shuan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 17 Shuans were born — ranking #2,729 that year. As of 2026, Shuan ranks #10,556 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 176 Shuans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shuan
Shuan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 176 births in the dataset. Shuan's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,729. Use the chart and map above to compare Shuan'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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