# Shaun (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/shaun/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “god is gracious” |
| Pronunciation | /ʃɔn/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Shawn, Shauna |
| US babies named this | 73,610 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 70,481 / 3,129 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6,311, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A variant of Sean, from Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Sean, Shawn, Shane, and Giovanni as a male name. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name.

## What it means

Shaun is grouped under grace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19 | 6,457 |
| 2005 | 14 | 8,264 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14,909 |
| 2007 | 16 | 8,036 |
| 2008 | 11 | 10,689 |
| 2009 | 11 | 10,565 |
| 2010 | 13 | 9,151 |
| 2011 | 6 | 16,479 |
| 2012 | 6 | 16,555 |
| 2013 | 5 | 18,867 |
| 2015 | 5 | 18,726 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12,570 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15,392 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11,032 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15,049 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 428 | 587 |
| 2012 | 391 | 623 |
| 2013 | 331 | 713 |
| 2014 | 325 | 737 |
| 2015 | 311 | 768 |
| 2016 | 250 | 877 |
| 2017 | 243 | 889 |
| 2018 | 206 | 1,008 |
| 2019 | 193 | 1,062 |
| 2020 | 172 | 1,138 |
| 2021 | 149 | 1,279 |
| 2022 | 122 | 1,489 |
| 2023 | 120 | 1,495 |
| 2024 | 111 | 1,571 |
| 2025 | 79 | 1,956 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 136 | 325 |
| 2012 | 87 | 454 |
| 2013 | 78 | 489 |
| 2014 | 61 | 583 |
| 2015 | 71 | 538 |
| 2016 | 58 | 616 |
| 2017 | 49 | 709 |
| 2018 | 52 | 665 |
| 2019 | 34 | 874 |
| 2020 | 31 | 921 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,117 |
| 2022 | 35 | 878 |
| 2023 | 27 | 1,071 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,359 |

## People named Shaun

- Shaun Wright-Phillips, English association football player (born 1981)
- Shaun Murphy, English snooker player (born 1982)
- Shaun White, American snowboarder and skateboarder
- Shaun Tan, Australian illustrator, writer, and animated filmmaker (born 1974)
- Shaun Livingston, American basketball player (born 1985)
- Shaun Donovan, American government official
- Shaun Evans, British actor
- Shaun Derry, English footballer (born 1977)
- Shaun Goater, Bermudian footballer (born 1970)
- Shaun Sipos, Canadian actor (born 1981)
- Shaun Ross, Albinistic African-American male fashion model
- Shaun Marsh, Australian cricketer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.