Shu*
#15,893 most common boys' name of all time · #41,321 across all names · 81% male / 19% female · used 1978–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#15,893
Rank overall
#41,321 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
17 of 146
All-time
95
Since 2016
25
Peak year
1992 #6,454
Best rank
#6,454 1992
Girls
Boys
peak 8/yr
Shu first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,458 |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,784 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,716 |
| 2021 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,629 |
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,743 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,632 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,970 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,489 |
| 2007 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,606 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,154 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,242 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,608 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,259 |
| 1992 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,454 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | — | 7 | — |