Shawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAWN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #681 for boys
Shawn is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 681st for boys in the US (399 babies).
What does Shawn mean?
Hebrew: phonetic spelling of Irish Seán, John
“God is gracious”
A phonetic spelling of the Irish Seán, a form of John.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Shawn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 399 boys in the US.
How popular is Shawn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,372nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Shawn, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 58 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shawn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 163 boys in the UK were given Shawn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #322, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Shawn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,136 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 30 | #1,014 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 44 | #747 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 58 | #587 |
| 2006 | 50 | #631 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 50 | #565 |
| 2003 | 48 | #546 |
| 2002 | 45 | #530 |
| 2001 | 42 | #531 |
| 2000 | 42 | #531 |
| 1999 | 52 | #466 |
| 1998 | 56 | #432 |
| 1997 | 50 | #449 |
| 1996 | 57 | #405 |
How popular is Shawn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 681st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 399 about 1 in 4,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 399 boys in the US were named Shawn, making it the 681st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 451st. Its busiest year was 1971, with 12,825 boys. It first appears in the records in 1931. 13 girls were also named Shawn in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Shawn than any year since 1953.
Half of all the boys named Shawn in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,103 boys in the US were given Shawn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #316, up from #681 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 31% of the babies named Shawn in the US in 1943, and 3% in 2025.
Shawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 399 | #681 |
| 2024 | 440 | #636 |
| 2023 | 438 | #633 |
| 2022 | 523 | #566 |
| 2021 | 587 | #501 |
| 2020 | 659 | #451 |
| 2019 | 723 | #425 |
| 2018 | 814 | #390 |
| 2017 | 830 | #387 |
| 2016 | 946 | #356 |
| 2015 | 962 | #351 |
| 2014 | 1,068 | #322 |
| 2013 | 1,122 | #307 |
| 2012 | 1,301 | #273 |
| 2011 | 1,431 | #247 |
| 2010 | 1,476 | #236 |
| 2009 | 1,809 | #209 |
| 2008 | 2,067 | #193 |
| 2007 | 2,349 | #175 |
| 2006 | 2,476 | #168 |
| 2005 | 2,372 | #174 |
| 2004 | 2,409 | #169 |
| 2003 | 2,576 | #156 |
| 2002 | 2,618 | #152 |
| 2001 | 2,628 | #151 |
| 2000 | 2,894 | #135 |
| 1999 | 3,100 | #117 |
| 1998 | 3,257 | #113 |
| 1997 | 3,449 | #109 |
| 1996 | 3,505 | #111 |
| 1995 | 3,824 | #99 |
| 1994 | 4,245 | #85 |
| 1993 | 4,814 | #77 |
| 1992 | 5,153 | #71 |
| 1991 | 5,415 | #71 |
| 1990 | 5,721 | #69 |
| 1989 | 5,479 | #65 |
| 1988 | 5,893 | #61 |
| 1987 | 6,202 | #59 |
| 1986 | 7,018 | #55 |
| 1985 | 6,982 | #55 |
| 1984 | 6,049 | #56 |
| 1983 | 6,359 | #53 |
| 1982 | 6,842 | #52 |
| 1981 | 7,076 | #49 |
| 1980 | 7,698 | #47 |
| 1979 | 7,910 | #43 |
| 1978 | 9,289 | #39 |
| 1977 | 9,865 | #37 |
| 1976 | 10,108 | #34 |
| 1975 | 10,682 | #31 |
| 1974 | 11,438 | #30 |
| 1973 | 11,451 | #27 |
| 1972 | 11,277 | #28 |
| 1971 | 12,825 | #28 |
| 1970 | 10,945 | #34 |
| 1969 | 8,267 | #41 |
| 1968 | 7,478 | #43 |
| 1967 | 6,138 | #51 |
| 1966 | 5,725 | #54 |
| 1965 | 4,924 | #69 |
| 1964 | 4,403 | #88 |
| 1963 | 3,461 | #108 |
| 1962 | 2,866 | #124 |
| 1961 | 2,488 | #143 |
| 1960 | 2,045 | #163 |
| 1959 | 1,976 | #161 |
| 1958 | 1,183 | #223 |
| 1957 | 910 | #251 |
| 1956 | 569 | #311 |
| 1955 | 548 | #311 |
| 1954 | 429 | #343 |
| 1953 | 343 | #369 |
| 1952 | 189 | #506 |
| 1951 | 138 | #589 |
| 1950 | 175 | #505 |
| 1949 | 132 | #589 |
| 1948 | 143 | #559 |
| 1947 | 57 | #922 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,508 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,632 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,987 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,342 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,759 |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,983 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,326 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
Names like Shawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nathan, Aaron, Adam, Matthew, Daniel, Ryan, Michael, Ethan, Jamie, Benjamin, Joshua, Toby
Other spellings of Shawn
Names related to Shawn
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shawn, updated 20 October 2026.