Shaun

Boy name

Shaun has been given to 73,610 babies in the U.S. since 1935. It peaked in 1978.

Meaning & origin /ʃɔːn/

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.

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

73,610

Peak year

1978 (6,221 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1935

10-year trend

▼ -75%

Gender split

4% girls / 96% boys

Famous people named Shaun

Sean Bean

British actor

Shaun Wright-Phillips

English association football player (born 1981)

Shaun Murphy

English snooker player (born 1982)

Shaun Maloney

Scottish association football player and coach

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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