How rare is the name Shu?

4,272 people in the United States have the first name Shu, about 1 in 70,700. It ranks #4,396 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

first name

SHU

#4,396

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,272
About
1 in 70,700
This common or more
84%
Who bears it

Of the 4,272 people named Shu, 96.9% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander and 1.9% as White. 69.5% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Shu

2 other first names also have 4,272 people.

#4,396 Emani · 4,272#4,396 Manoj · 4,272

Either side of Shu

#4,396 Emani · 4,272#4,396 Manoj · 4,272#4,399 Bishop · 4,270#4,399 Lyra · 4,270

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Shu, most common first.

#6,837 Shi · 2,298#7,764 Sha · 1,930#11,438 Shuo · 1,120#11,939 Shui · 1,058#12,216 Shy · 1,025#16,782 Sho · 667#18,867 Shiu · 567#25,763 Shou · 366

Also a last name

As a last name, Shu ranks #9,744 of 156,621, with 3,177 people. See Shu as a last name

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