Shevaun
Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan, Shavawn, Shebahn, Shauvan, Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán.
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Meaning & Origin of Shevaun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan, Shavawn, Shebahn, Shauvan, Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Shevaun
The earliest SSA record of Shevaun as a baby girl name dates back to 1956, when 5 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Shevaun — #5,539 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Shevauns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1990 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 105 Shevauns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Shevaun
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shevaun. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Shevaun
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- Siobhan Baillie (born 1981), British politician
- Siobhan Benita (born 1971), British politician and former civil servant
- Siobhan Brooks , American sociologist
- Siobhan Byrne (born 1984), German-born Irish sabre fencer
- Siobhan Chamberlain (born 1983), British footballer
- Shivaune Christina , Australian former model and Miss Earth Australia 2003
- Siobhán Cleary , Irish composer
- Siobhán Coady , Canadian politician and businesswoman
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Names that sound like Shevaun
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About the name Shevaun
Shevaun is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 105 births in the dataset. Shevaun's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #5,539. Use the chart and map above to compare Shevaun'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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