Boy name Irish Gaelic origin

Shaun

SHAWN · 5 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God is gracious
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1573
2024 births110
Peak year1978
First appeared1935
Total US births70,398
1978 peak19351957198020022024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
ShawnSean
In other languages
Sean

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