Meaning and history
Anglicized form of Seán, occasionally used as a feminine name. It is the most common spelling in the United States and Canada, while Shaun is more common in the United Kingdom and Australia.
20062006: 2,476 births, rank #168
2007: 2,349 births, rank #175
2008: 2,067 births, rank #193
2009: 1,809 births, rank #209
2010: 1,476 births, rank #236
20112011: 1,431 births, rank #247
2012: 1,301 births, rank #273
2013: 1,122 births, rank #307
2014: 1,068 births, rank #322
2015: 962 births, rank #351
20162016: 946 births, rank #356
2017: 830 births, rank #387
2018: 814 births, rank #390
2019: 723 births, rank #425
2020: 659 births, rank #451
20212021: 587 births, rank #501
2022: 523 births, rank #566
2023: 438 births, rank #633
2024: 440 births, rank #636
20252025: 399 births, rank #681
Shawn moved from #638 to #682 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1971, with 12,825 births.