Shawn

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Shawn 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 2007 with 52 babies (rank #583 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

736

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Shawn

Shawn Mendesguitarist · b. 1998
Shawn MichaelsAmerican football player · b. 1965
Shawn Levyfilm actor · b. 1968
Shawn Marionreality television participant · b. 1978
Shawn Ashmorefilm actor · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	51	#412
1997	44	#454
1998	42	#476
1999	47	#460
2000	34	#564
2001	34	#573
2002	39	#542
2003	42	#555
2004	47	#553
2005	37	#702
2006	43	#650
2007	52	#583
2008	38	#774
2009	41	#736
2010	24	#1,138
2011	28	#997
2012	17	#1,494
2013	19	#1,330
2014	22	#1,215
2015	18	#1,433
2016	17	#1,562