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Shun

boy name
Origin
Japanese
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

fast, talented

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shun has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

See popularity in Brazil

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.

Names that fit alongside Shun

Ken Zen Chun Jun Ryo Hyun

The Shun deep dive

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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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