Boy name Irish Gaelic origin Catholic tradition

Sean

SHAWN · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God is gracious
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#436
2024 births726
Peak year1990
First appeared1925
Total US births423,036
1990 peak19251950197519992024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
ShawnShaun
In other languages
SeanEoinJuan

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