Primarily a boy's name · 90% boys
Origin: EnglishShawn is a unisex given name, an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternate spellings include Shawne, Shaun, Shon and Sean.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shawn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 6 | #3,698 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,982 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,880 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,463 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,067 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,811 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,674 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,362 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,070 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,685 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,551 |
| 1947 | 57 | #936 |
| 1948 | 143 | #561 |
| 1949 | 133 | #590 |
| 1950 | 175 | #508 |
| 1951 | 138 | #594 |
| 1952 | 189 | #509 |
| 1953 | 343 | #370 |
| 1954 | 429 | #344 |
| 1955 | 548 | #312 |
| 1956 | 569 | #312 |
| 1957 | 909 | #252 |
| 1958 | 1,183 | #223 |
| 1959 | 1,977 | #161 |
| 1960 | 2,045 | #163 |
| 1961 | 2,485 | #143 |
| 1962 | 2,867 | #124 |
| 1963 | 3,459 | #108 |
| 1964 | 4,402 | #88 |
| 1965 | 4,924 | #69 |
| 1966 | 5,725 | #54 |
| 1967 | 6,139 | #51 |
| 1968 | 7,477 | #43 |
| 1969 | 8,268 | #41 |
| 1970 | 10,945 | #34 |
| 1971 | 12,825 | #28 |
| 1972 | 11,279 | #28 |
| 1973 | 11,451 | #27 |
| 1974 | 11,438 | #30 |
| 1975 | 10,682 | #31 |
| 1976 | 10,110 | #34 |
| 1977 | 9,865 | #37 |
| 1978 | 9,290 | #39 |
| 1979 | 7,909 | #43 |
| 1980 | 7,698 | #47 |
| 1981 | 7,076 | #49 |
| 1982 | 6,844 | #52 |
| 1983 | 6,360 | #53 |
| 1984 | 6,049 | #56 |
| 1985 | 6,981 | #55 |
| 1986 | 7,018 | #55 |
| 1987 | 6,202 | #59 |
| 1988 | 5,893 | #61 |
| 1989 | 5,479 | #65 |
| 1990 | 5,722 | #69 |
| 1991 | 5,414 | #71 |
| 1992 | 5,154 | #71 |
| 1993 | 4,814 | #77 |
| 1994 | 4,245 | #86 |
| 1995 | 3,824 | #100 |
| 1996 | 3,505 | #111 |
| 1997 | 3,449 | #109 |
| 1998 | 3,257 | #113 |
| 1999 | 3,100 | #117 |
| 2000 | 2,894 | #135 |
| 2001 | 2,628 | #151 |
| 2002 | 2,618 | #152 |
| 2003 | 2,576 | #156 |
| 2004 | 2,409 | #169 |
| 2005 | 2,372 | #174 |
| 2006 | 2,476 | #168 |
| 2007 | 2,349 | #175 |
| 2008 | 2,066 | #193 |
| 2009 | 1,809 | #209 |
| 2010 | 1,475 | #236 |
| 2011 | 1,431 | #247 |
| 2012 | 1,301 | #273 |
| 2013 | 1,122 | #307 |
| 2014 | 1,067 | #322 |
| 2015 | 962 | #352 |
| 2016 | 946 | #356 |
| 2017 | 830 | #387 |
| 2018 | 814 | #390 |
| 2019 | 723 | #426 |
| 2020 | 657 | #453 |
| 2021 | 583 | #503 |
| 2022 | 522 | #568 |
| 2023 | 437 | #633 |
| 2024 | 438 | #638 |
