Boy · Irish, from Hebrew
Shaun
Say it: SHAWN
Meaning
An English spelling of Irish Seán, the Irish form of John (Hebrew 'God is gracious').
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A phonetic spelling of Seán that spread in Britain and the US from the 1950s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 72,996 babies given this name since 1935
- At its height in 1978, about 1 in 269 boys
- 170 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Shawn, Sean
| Irish | Seán |
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Famous bearers
- Shaun White, American snowboarder
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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