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Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Shawn

SHAWN · 5 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God is gracious, variant of Sean
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · unisex
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#7513
2024 births15
Peak year1970
First appeared1932
Total US births33,040
1970 peak19321955197820012024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ShawnieShawn
Alternate spellings
SeanShawna
In other languages
Sean (Irish)

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Notable people named Shawn

Shawn Johnson (gymnast)
Shawn Colvin (singer)
Shawn Robbins (mind reader)
Shawn Killinger (TV host)