Shaun
Shaun is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean, and Shawne.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Shaun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shaun is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean, and Shawne.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Shaun
The earliest SSA record of Shaun as a baby boy name dates back to 1935, when 8 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 6,105 newborns named Shaun — #52 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Shaun on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Shaun ranks #1,779 for baby boys with 93 births, falling sharply (-43%). All told, over 71K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Shaun
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shaun. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Shaun
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Shaun (musician) (born 1990), South Korean musician
- Shaun (YouTuber) , British video essayist
- Shaun Alexander (born 1977), American football player
- Shaun Anderson (born 1994), American baseball player
- Shaun Mark Bean (born 1959), English actor known by stage name Sean Bean
- Shaun Bradley (born 1997), American football player
- Shaun Casey (1954–2024), American model
- Shaun Cassidy (born 1958), American television producer/creator, screenwriter, singer and actor
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Names that sound like Shaun
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shaun is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Shaun
Shaun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 71K births in the dataset. Shaun's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #52. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaun's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.