Shaun

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Shaun is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean, and Shawne.

From Wikipedia

Shaun first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 168 babies (rank #199 that year). In 2024 it was given to 11 boys (rank #1,946). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shaun

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shaun yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,820

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

168

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Shaun

Shaun Wright-Phillipsassociation football player · b. 1981
Shaun Murphysnooker player · b. 1982
Shaun Maloneyassociation football player · b. 1983
Shaun Toubfilm actor · b. 1963
Shaun Whitesnowboarder · b. 1986

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	168	#199
1992	150	#207
1993	143	#215
1994	93	#271
1995	83	#325
1996	76	#348
1997	83	#311
1998	55	#401
1999	75	#323
2000	57	#388
2001	60	#378
2002	57	#392
2003	58	#396
2004	53	#441
2005	56	#423
2006	53	#474
2007	48	#544
2008	35	#684
2009	44	#612
2010	51	#534
2011	37	#675
2012	32	#757
2013	30	#806
2014	31	#789
2015	32	#776
2016	23	#1,000
2017	15	#1,391
2018	20	#1,107
2019	22	#1,026
2020	27	#910
2021	22	#1,087
2022	9	#2,121
2023	11	#1,831
2024	11	#1,946