# Shawn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/shawn/  
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 | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 339,597 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 306,542 / 33,055 (10% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 878, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## What it means

Shawn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 9,639 |
| 2012 | 21 | 6,306 |
| 2013 | 15 | 8,094 |
| 2014 | 15 | 8,006 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12,838 |
| 2016 | 13 | 8,806 |
| 2017 | 14 | 8,230 |
| 2018 | 17 | 7,062 |
| 2019 | 12 | 9,036 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9,452 |
| 2021 | 6 | 15,000 |
| 2022 | 14 | 7,972 |
| 2023 | 8 | 12,038 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7,542 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8,274 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,431 | 247 |
| 2012 | 1,301 | 273 |
| 2013 | 1,122 | 307 |
| 2014 | 1,068 | 322 |
| 2015 | 962 | 352 |
| 2016 | 946 | 356 |
| 2017 | 830 | 387 |
| 2018 | 814 | 390 |
| 2019 | 723 | 426 |
| 2020 | 659 | 452 |
| 2021 | 587 | 501 |
| 2022 | 523 | 568 |
| 2023 | 438 | 633 |
| 2024 | 440 | 638 |
| 2025 | 399 | 682 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28 | 976 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1,430 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1,294 |
| 2014 | 22 | 1,178 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1,380 |
| 2016 | 17 | 1,498 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1,470 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1,683 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1,587 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,548 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1,879 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,309 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2,921 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1,307 |

## People named Shawn

- Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer
- Shawn Michaels, American professional wrestler
- Shawn Levy, Canadian fimmaker (born 1968)
- Shawn Marion, American basketball player (born 1978)
- Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor
- Shawn Wayans, American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian
- Shawn Johnson East, American artistic gymnast (born 1992)
- Shawn Crahan, American percussionist
- Shawn Bradley, American basketball player
- Shawn Kemp, American basketball player (born 1969)
- Shawn Weatherly, American beauty queen, actress (active 1980–)
- Shawn Crawford, American sprinter

## 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.