Shawn

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

Boy's name · #682 in the US (2025) · Retro

Shawn's best rank, #27, came in 1973; it has stepped well back to #682 today. Roughly 307,000 boys have been named Shawn since 1931. Together with its spelling variants Sean (#489) and Shaun (#1956), Shawn would rank around #312 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 57/36/7 across Sean, Shawn, and Shaun.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 13,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Shawns

Shawn Mendes — Canadian singer
Shawn Michaels — American professional wrestler
Shawn Levy — Canadian fimmaker (born 1968)
Shawn Marion — American basketball player
Shawn Ashmore — Canadian actor

In stories & tradition

Shawn Spencer — Psych
Shawn Farrell — The 4400
Shawn Brady — Days of Our Lives

What Shawns become

Among 890 notable people named Shawn:

Sports figures appear 2.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shawn Michaels, American professional wrestler.

Similar names: Shaun · Keith · Shane · Scott · Saul · Troy

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