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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 773 babies (rank #76 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

6,014

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

773

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
1996	773	#76
1997	708	#83
1998	558	#97
1999	487	#104
2000	384	#116
2001	350	#122
2002	319	#136
2003	322	#141
2004	310	#149
2005	241	#182
2006	256	#177
2007	263	#184
2008	212	#218
2009	196	#232
2010	144	#309
2011	136	#327
2012	87	#457
2013	78	#492
2014	61	#591
2015	71	#542
2016	58	#619