Shaun vs Taine
Shaun and Tainecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1999, Shaun was ranked #92 and Taine #75 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Shaun was ranked #878 and Taine #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Shaun and Taine over time
Shaun and Taine appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Shaun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Taine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Shaun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Taine in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Shaun #97 in 1998, Taine #973 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1998–2022
Shaun held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Taine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Shaun #97 in 1998, Taine #973 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Shaun #878, Taine #4789.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Shaun | Taine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Shaun has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Taine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Shaun
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #84 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1967–1999
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in New Zealand, in 1988 (recorded 1967–1999).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Taine
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #1642 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2000
Highest recorded position: #69 among boys in New Zealand, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2000).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys