girls:
335 births since 1950
#5381 (6th percentile)
boys:
444 births since 1959
#4142 (10th percentile)
overall:
779 births since 1950
#6960 (10th percentile)
The name Shaune is the #6,960 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 779 recorded births since 1950. This represents the 10.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,142 (9.6% percentile) for all time with 444 births since 1959. For girls, it ranks #5,381 (5.8% percentile) for all time with 335 births since 1950.
Shaune first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1950 (1950 for girls and 1959 for boys). Birth data for Shaune is available in 50 out of the 60 years between 1950 and 2009 (39 years for boys and 36 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Shaune has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (57.0% of all recorded births). In 2009, 100.0% of babies named Shaune were boys. Interestingly, until around 1977, the name was more popular for girls (58.1% girls from 1950 to 1976), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (74.0% boys from 1977 to 2009).
For boys, Shaune reached its peak popularity in 1978, achieving the 3.3% percentile (ranked #654) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 1978, with 16 births per million (ranked 3.3% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2009.
For girls, Shaune reached its peak popularity in 1969, achieving the 5.1% percentile (ranked #724) with 25 births per million. The name was most common in 1969, with 25 births per million (ranked 5.1% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1996.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shaune".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Shaune. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 85.7% confident that Shaune is pronounced as shawn, which has 1 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is shown, at 14.3% confidence, with 1 syllables.
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