Shawn
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning God is gracious; a form of Sean.
How Shawn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #351 |
| 2016 | #356 |
| 2017 | #387 |
| 2018 | #391 |
| 2019 | #427 |
| 2020 | #453 |
| 2021 | #507 |
| 2022 | #568 |
| 2023 | #632 |
| 2024 | #638 |
| 2025 | #682 |
Shawn by the numbers
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Shawn. In the US, 835 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 12,834 babies in 1971, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 150 American boys born that year was called Shawn.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shawn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Shawn
Names that are said the same way as Shawn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Shanegod is gracious; anglicized form of Seán927 in the US (2017)
- ShayneGod is gracious; a modern spelling of Shane85 in the US (2017)
- Chancommon surname; often means facilitator or mediator11 in the US (2017)
- Shainegod is gracious; variant of Shane9 in the US (2017)
- Chaun6 in the US (2017)
- Shayen3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Shawn, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Shawn, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shawn
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