Shun
Shun is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shun Fujimoto , Japanese gymnast Shun Ito , Japanese footballer Shun Iwasa , Japanese general Shun Ishikawa , Japanese professional baseball infielder Shun Horie , Japanese voice actor Shun Kuwahara , Japanese gymnast Shun Medoruma , Japanese writer Shun Morishita , Japanese footballer Shun Nagasawa , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Shun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shun is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shun Fujimoto , Japanese gymnast Shun Ito , Japanese footballer Shun Iwasa , Japanese general Shun Ishikawa , Japanese professional baseball infielder Shun Horie , Japanese voice actor Shun Kuwahara , Japanese gymnast Shun Medoruma , Japanese writer Shun Morishita , Japanese footballer Shun Nagasawa , Japanese…
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The Story of Shun
Shun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 41 Shuns were born — ranking #1,495 that year. As of 2026, Shun ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 909 Shuns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shun
Shun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 909 births in the dataset. Shun's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,495. Use the chart and map above to compare Shun'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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