Is Shun a boy or girl name?

Shun is a boy’s name. Of the 939 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.2% were girls and 96.8% were boys.

Shun

Recorded 1925–2023 · United States

Shun was most popular in 1980, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,686 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 939 people named Shun.

Shun over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shun’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shun a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shun is a boy’s name — 3.2% of the 939 Americans given it were girls and 96.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org