Chaun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAWN
- Origin
- Hebrew
Chaun is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chaun mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Shaun, the anglicised form of Irish Sean, a form of John
“God is gracious”
Respelling of Shaun, the anglicised form of Irish Sean, which is itself a form of John.
Is Chaun a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaun is a boys' name.
How popular is Chaun in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the boys named Chaun in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chaun in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
Names like Chaun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sean Aaron Nathan Shane Yitzchok Dakota Caleb Devin Seth Benjamin Ian Evan
Names related to Chaun
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chaun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaun, updated 20 October 2026.