Shaun

Primarily a boy's name · 96% 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 1935 and has been recorded in 90 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1978 with 6,105 babies (rank #52 that year). In 2024 it was given to 110 boys (rank #1,573). 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.

73,527

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

6,105

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
1935	8	#2,914
1936	14	#1,952
1937	13	#2,077
1938	8	#2,836
1939	20	#1,525
1940	10	#2,458
1941	14	#1,984
1942	17	#1,791
1943	21	#1,572
1944	21	#1,520
1945	15	#1,844
1946	37	#1,154
1947	33	#1,291
1948	30	#1,344
1949	32	#1,294
1950	58	#903
1951	36	#1,239
1952	46	#1,079
1953	73	#846
1954	101	#721
1955	117	#677
1956	142	#637
1957	207	#541
1958	189	#563
1959	270	#476
1960	237	#515
1961	288	#475
1962	387	#408
1963	478	#355
1964	573	#327
1965	556	#322
1966	585	#308
1967	724	#271
1968	851	#244
1969	880	#246
1970	989	#240
1971	1,087	#216
1972	949	#226
1973	749	#259
1974	801	#250
1975	700	#275
1976	625	#296
1977	2,578	#103
1978	6,105	#52
1979	4,737	#64
1980	3,923	#79
1981	3,383	#86
1982	3,154	#96
1983	2,466	#111
1984	2,251	#121
1985	2,354	#120
1986	2,066	#132
1987	1,828	#152
1988	1,657	#169
1989	1,388	#207
1990	1,354	#225
1991	1,187	#238
1992	988	#288
1993	947	#293
1994	779	#324
1995	710	#347
1996	646	#371
1997	630	#384
1998	692	#370
1999	687	#378
2000	751	#355
2001	654	#390
2002	635	#401
2003	687	#381
2004	660	#398
2005	722	#397
2006	905	#342
2007	770	#393
2008	672	#432
2009	554	#495
2010	541	#483
2011	428	#586
2012	391	#622
2013	330	#714
2014	324	#738
2015	311	#768
2016	250	#877
2017	242	#891
2018	205	#1,011
2019	193	#1,062
2020	172	#1,138
2021	149	#1,279
2022	122	#1,488
2023	119	#1,499
2024	110	#1,573