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Shevaun

Gender
Girl
Say it
shuh-VAWN
Origin
Hebrew

Shevaun is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Shevaun mean?

Hebrew: Anglicised spelling of Irish Siobhan, a form of Joan

“God is gracious”

A phonetic spelling of Siobhan, the Irish form of Joan.

Is Shevaun a girl's or a boy's name?

Shevaun is a girls' name.

How popular is Shevaun in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5 girls.

1996Busiest: 5 in 19972016
Shevaun in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20161#7,664
20150–
20140–
20130–
20124#5,058
20111#7,717
20105#4,220
20090–
20080–
20073#5,415
20060–
20050–
20041#6,173
20035#3,233
20020–
20014#3,427
20000–
19990–
19982#5,081
19975#2,896
19963#3,935

Names like Shevaun

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Shevaun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shevaun, updated 20 October 2026.