Shun

Shun

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Origin: Japanese

Meaning

Shun is a masculine Japanese given name.

From Wikipedia

Shun first appears in the data in 1925 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1980 with 41 babies (rank #1,520 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shun

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shun yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

939

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Shun

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1925	5	#4,784
1965	8	#3,212
1966	11	#2,603
1967	8	#3,199
1968	15	#2,184
1969	17	#2,121
1970	24	#1,843
1971	40	#1,348
1972	38	#1,388
1973	40	#1,325
1974	25	#1,878
1975	24	#1,993
1976	21	#2,230
1977	19	#2,445
1978	30	#1,788
1979	19	#2,550
1980	41	#1,520
1981	27	#2,030
1982	21	#2,410
1983	19	#2,560
1984	12	#3,655
1985	13	#3,570
1986	17	#2,990
1987	12	#3,929
1988	14	#3,678
1989	8	#6,137
1990	17	#3,582
1991	8	#6,429
1992	9	#6,068
1993	17	#3,794
1994	11	#5,403
1995	19	#3,535
1996	17	#3,992
1997	13	#4,914
1998	12	#5,413
1999	14	#4,990
2000	10	#6,756
2001	15	#5,097
2002	13	#5,670
2003	14	#5,504
2004	15	#5,449
2005	10	#7,563
2006	16	#5,484
2007	15	#5,865
2008	14	#6,348
2009	10	#8,209
2010	17	#5,437
2011	6	#12,036
2012	8	#9,573
2013	10	#8,013
2014	10	#8,039
2015	7	#10,454
2017	11	#7,466
2018	14	#6,288
2019	9	#8,767
2020	5	#13,739
2021	5	#13,787
2022	5	#14,022
2023	5	#13,872

Year

Babies

Rank

1925

#4,784

1965

#3,212

1966

#2,603

1967

#3,199

1968

#2,184

1969

#2,121

1970

#1,843

1971

#1,348

1972

#1,388

1973

#1,325

1974

#1,878

1975

#1,993

1976

#2,230

1977

#2,445

1978

#1,788

1979

#2,550

1980

#1,520

1981

#2,030

1982

#2,410

1983

#2,560

1984

#3,655

1985

#3,570

1986

#2,990

1987

#3,929

1988

#3,678

1989

#6,137

1990

#3,582

1991

#6,429

1992

#6,068

1993

#3,794

1994

#5,403

1995

#3,535

1996

#3,992

1997

#4,914

1998

#5,413

1999

#4,990

2000

#6,756

2001

#5,097

2002

#5,670

2003

#5,504

2004

#5,449

2005

#7,563

2006

#5,484

2007

#5,865

2008

#6,348

2009

#8,209

2010

#5,437

2011

#12,036

2012

#9,573

2013

#8,013

2014

#8,039

2015

#10,454

2017

#7,466

2018

#6,288

2019

#8,767

2020

#13,739

2021

#13,787

2022

#14,022

2023

#13,872