Meaning and history
Anglicized form of Seán. This spelling is more common in the United Kingdom and Australia, while Shawn is preferred in the United States and Canada, although Shaun became more popular in America after singer Shaun Cassidy released his debut album in 1976.
20062006: 905 births, rank #342
2007: 770 births, rank #393
2008: 672 births, rank #432
2009: 554 births, rank #492
2010: 541 births, rank #483
20112011: 428 births, rank #587
2012: 391 births, rank #620
2013: 331 births, rank #709
2014: 325 births, rank #736
2015: 311 births, rank #767
20162016: 250 births, rank #876
2017: 243 births, rank #885
2018: 206 births, rank #1,005
2019: 193 births, rank #1,057
2020: 172 births, rank #1,134
20212021: 149 births, rank #1,273
2022: 122 births, rank #1,479
2023: 120 births, rank #1,489
2024: 111 births, rank #1,563
20252025: 79 births, rank #1,942
Shaun moved from #877 to #889 for boys between 2016 and 2017. Its highest annual birth count came in 1978, with 6,105 births.