Shawn

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Shawn is a unisex given name, an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seรกn. Alternate spellings include Shawne, Shaun, Shon and Sean.

From Wikipedia

Shawn 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 656 babies (rank #76 that year). In 2024 it was given to 46 boys (rank #605). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shawn

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

8,425
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
656
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
1991656#76
1992616#74
1993562#78
1994465#80
1995435#93
1996396#93
1997421#85
1998370#95
1999345#95
2000298#105
2001288#113
2002253#123
2003287#110
2004248#126
2005251#130
2006239#135
2007243#144
2008214#162
2009199#175
2010147#231
2011182#193
2012128#267
2013150#235
2014131#265
2015143#249
2016125#284
2017102#326
201897#337
201986#367
202078#399
202165#458
202259#484
202348#579
202446#605