Shun
Meaning
fast, talented
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shun has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
21 people · the #120,190 first name in Brazil · median age 55
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Shun
Most people given the name Shun in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Shun you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Shun deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Shun truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Shun fits with your family’s names and surname.
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