Gender
Origin
- Japanese
- myth name (air)
- Egyptian
- The god of air and the bearer of heaven; Shu was an ancient cosmic power who, with Tefnut, formed the first pair of gods in the Heliopolitan Ennead. He is represented as a man separating the sky from the earth.
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shu
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #6125, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #7644, 7 births); most recent 2007 (rank #15480, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 5 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #4694, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #3396, 6 births); most recent 2014 (rank #5682, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #2518, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence