Shean
Shean is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameAl Shean (1868–1949), comedian and vaudeville performer Dave Shean (1883–1963), American professional baseball second baseman Kelli Shean, golfer from South AfricaGiven nameShean Donovan, Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player Shean Garlito, Belgian footballer Chan Chi-shean or Steve Chan,…
Meaning & Origin of Shean
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shean is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameAl Shean (1868–1949), comedian and vaudeville performer Dave Shean (1883–1963), American professional baseball second baseman Kelli Shean, golfer from South AfricaGiven nameShean Donovan, Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player Shean Garlito, Belgian footballer Chan Chi-shean or Steve Chan,…
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The Story of Shean
The earliest SSA record of Shean as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 6 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Shean — #1,744 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Shean on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shean last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 414 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shean
Shean is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 414 births in the dataset. Shean's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,744. Use the chart and map above to compare Shean'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 .
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