Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- From The Name John
- Irish
- God has been gracious; feminine variant of Sean, a popular Irish cognate of John
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shawn
Pronunciation
sha-wn
Famous People
Musician Shawn Colvin, Actress Sean Young
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #28, 12,830 births); most recent 2025 (rank #681, 399 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #168, 1,971 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 399 | 13 |
| 2024 | 438 | 15 |
| 2023 | 437 | 8 |
| 2022 | 522 | 14 |
| 2021 | 583 | 5 |
| 2020 | 657 | 11 |
| 2019 | 723 | 12 |
| 2018 | 814 | 17 |
| 2017 | 830 | 14 |
| 2016 | 946 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #580, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1310, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #576, 87 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1895, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2015 | 40 |
| 2014 | 44 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #500, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #197, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #623, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 3 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #16, 178 births); most recent 2021 (rank #554, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #211, 14 births); most recent 1975 (rank #441, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence