Shaun

“Variant of Sean — God is gracious” — Hebrew via Latin and Irish origin

Boy's name · #1942 in the US (2025) · 80s

Shaun has appeared in US records since 1935 — best rank #52 (1978) · 70,481 babies named Shaun all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,700 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Shauns

Shaun Wright-Phillips — English association football player (born 1981)
Shaun Murphy — English snooker player (born 1982)
Shaun Maloney — Scottish association football player and coach
Shaun White — American snowboarder and skateboarder
Shaun Toub — Iranian-born American actor

In stories & tradition

Shaun Murphy — The Good Doctor
Shaun — Shaun the Sheep
Shaun Campbell — On Her Majesty's Secret Service

What Shauns become

Among 694 notable people named Shaun:

Athletes appear 2.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shaun Wright-Phillips, English association football player (born 1981).

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