Shaun

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Shaun is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seรกn. 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,820
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
168
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991168#199
1992150#207
1993143#215
199493#271
199583#325
199676#348
199783#311
199855#401
199975#323
200057#388
200160#378
200257#392
200358#396
200453#441
200556#423
200653#474
200748#544
200835#684
200944#612
201051#534
201137#675
201232#757
201330#806
201431#789
201532#776
201623#1,000
201715#1,391
201820#1,107
201922#1,026
202027#910
202122#1,087
20229#2,121
202311#1,831
202411#1,946