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Shawn Name Popularity

How popular is the name Shawn? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 5 0.0004%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 30 0.0018%
1948 — 93 0.0058%
1949 — 88 0.0055%
1950 — 115 0.0071%
1951 — 87 0.0051%
1952 — 134 0.0077%
1953 — 281 0.0159%
1954 — 382 0.0209%
1955 — 508 0.0276%
1956 — 524 0.0277%
1957 — 877 0.0456%
1958 — 1,153 0.061%
1959 — 1,963 0.1033%
1960 — 2,047 0.108%
1961 — 2,483 0.1315%
1962 — 2,872 0.1564%
1963 — 3,461 0.1928%
1964 — 4,398 0.2499%
1965 — 4,923 0.301%
1966 — 5,726 0.3667%
1967 — 6,139 0.4045%
1968 — 7,479 0.4981%
1969 — 8,271 0.5369%
1970 — 10,950 0.6881%
1971 — 12,834 0.8541%
1972 — 11,286 0.8286%
1973 — 11,448 0.883%
1974 — 11,445 0.8806%
1975 — 10,689 0.8318%
1976 — 10,107 0.7842%
1977 — 9,866 0.7319%
1978 — 9,288 0.6908%
1979 — 7,911 0.5611%
1980 — 7,695 0.5263%
1981 — 7,077 0.4814%
1982 — 6,846 0.4581%
1983 — 6,360 0.431%
1984 — 6,047 0.4065%
1985 — 6,980 0.4599%
1986 — 7,013 0.4646%
1987 — 6,203 0.4065%
1988 — 5,890 0.378%
1989 — 5,476 0.3393%
1990 — 5,719 0.345%
1991 — 5,416 0.3323%
1992 — 5,152 0.3228%
1993 — 4,814 0.3088%
1994 — 4,243 0.2765%
1995 — 3,821 0.2535%
1996 — 3,501 0.2338%
1997 — 3,448 0.2331%
1998 — 3,256 0.2175%
1999 — 3,099 0.2069%
2000 — 2,879 0.1885%
2001 — 2,620 0.1739%
2002 — 2,609 0.1741%
2003 — 2,571 0.169%
2004 — 2,401 0.1575%
2005 — 2,363 0.1546%
2006 — 2,464 0.1574%
2007 — 2,342 0.1484%
2008 — 2,052 0.1328%
2009 — 1,788 0.1196%
2010 — 1,452 0.1008%
2011 — 1,396 0.098%
2012 — 1,270 0.0891%
2013 — 1,093 0.0768%
2014 — 1,037 0.0712%
2015 — 934 0.0642%
2016 — 913 0.0633%
2017 — 786 0.0563%
2018 — 772 0.0562%
2019 — 685 0.0506%
2020 — 609 0.0478%
2021 — 540 0.0442%
2022 — 474 0.0359%
2023 — 390 0.0301%

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Names Like Shawn

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What names are variants of Shawn?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Shawn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Shaughn

God is gracious

Irish

Shaun

God is gracious

Irish

Shaundre

God is gracious

Irish

Shawnel

God is gracious

Irish

Shawnell

God is gracious

Irish

Shawnn

God is gracious

Irish

Shonn

God is gracious

Irish

What names sound like Shawn?

If you like how Shawn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Shawn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Shaan

Peaceful; pride

Indian (Sanskrit)

Shan

Old, wise

Gaelic

Shann

Old, wise

Gaelic

Shayn

God is gracious

Irish

What names are similar to Shawn?

Find a name that’s like Shawn, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
DeShawn

Combination of De- and Shawn

American

Marshawn

Combination name

American

Rashaun

American

Shawnee

Native American

Lists With Shawn

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Shawn.

Siblings of Shawn

Mamas with kids named Shawn also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Adalynn

Noble one

German

8 Comments

  1. I chose the name Shawn because it means that God is gracious. Shawn is our rainbow baby.

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  2. My son was named Shawn after his father which I would later learn had zero relativity to his father’s character at all as he would remind me of almost daily questioning his name and why I gave it to him also but even though it did not have the relative meaning shared by most father and son and it’s traditional meaning I would learn that there was no other name for him and it was meant to be for him because he would be considered an old soul since a young boy, wise beyond his years and possessed the most beautiful heart and smile of anyone I have ever known. Even though the Lord only blessed me with him for 23 years he truly was the most precious gift from God and he was every bit of the meaning of his name. I know all mother’s are so proud and partial of their sons but he was absolutely a divine being who cared only for others and not enough for himself. His compassion, concern and empathy for animals and anyone less fortunate or unable to defend or care for themselves was exhibited at a very young age almost to young and everyone who knew him could not imagine his knowledge, respect and understanding for others. He was absolutely the most beautiful soul I have or will ever know so even though his name was given from his father which unfortunately had no positive meaning or
    similarity of his character or the relationship btwn him and his father that was only reminder of loss and pain for the father and son relationship he was always trying to have I can only hope that he took his own philosophy which was ” believe something good always comes out of something bad” so as much as he hated being named after his father there proved beyond a doubt to be a purpose and powerful meaning for his name as I was and will always be truly blessed with the precious gift of my beautiful baby boy and the gift of God allowing me the privilege of being his mother . Shawn is a beautiful name for a girl or boy that you will never regret because children truly are a precious gift from God and we are so blessed to have the opportunity to decide on a baby name.?

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    • Your son sounds a lot like me?? And if Shawn’s anything like me he’s definitely watching out for you mama! ??

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  3. It’s his father’s name , I love it we got a Jr !
    He’s amazingly chill he’s my third baby an he’s 3 weeks old already and is just amazing ?!

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  4. It’s been a great experience having a toddler he such a joy!

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  5. Simple easy to pronounce in English, French, and Spanish.

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  6. We chose the name because that is his fathers name.
    Though he gets very mad when someone says that he is a junior. (his father has a different middle name)
    We named him Shawn Cordero.

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  7. That what his dad and I wanted to name him

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