Shaughn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAWN
- Origin
- Hebrew
Shaughn 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 Shaughn mean?
Hebrew: spelling variant of Shaun, the Irish form of John
“God is gracious”
A spelling variant of Shaun and Sean, which are Irish forms of John.
Is Shaughn a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaughn is a boys' name.
How popular is Shaughn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the boys named Shaughn in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaughn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
Names like Shaughn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Shaughn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaughn, updated 20 October 2026.