Shawn
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning God is gracious; a form of Sean.
Babies a year
835
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#682
down from #638
UK popularity
#1307
21 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 12,834 in 1971.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Shawn was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.66% of American babies of that sex.
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