What does Shawn mean?

Shawn means "Yahweh is gracious"

How do we pronounce Shawn?

Shawn \(s)haw(n), sh-a-wn\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Shawn is sometimes used as a girl name meaning of name. Its pronunciation is as -SHaaN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Shawn: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Shawn?

Shawn is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Hebrew. Biblical name: The name is Anglicized from Seán. In addition, Shawn is a variant (English and Irish) of the name John pronounciation (English and Hebrew). Shawn is also a variant spelling (English) of the name Sean pronounciation (English and Irish). The name Shawna meaning and origin (English) is the female version of Shawn. The name Shawn is widely used; it has 24 variants. Alternatives consist of what does the name Dashawn mean, Deshawn meaning and origin, Keshawn pronounciation, short names for Keyshawn, Kwashawn definition, Mashawn name popularity, Neshawn definition, Quashawn meaning of name, name Raeshawn, Rayshawn meaning and origin, nicknames for Roshawn, name Shawnee meaning, name Shawnel origin, Shawnn name popularity, nicknames for Shawon, Shon name, what does the name Shone mean, name Tashawn origin, baby name Tyshawn, nicknames for Vayshawn, Wyshawn name popularity, and Yashawn pronounciation. The variant spellings Chawn name variations and Shaun name are other English forms. See also the related forms, baby name Daeshawn, name Dreshawn, Dushawn definition, what does the name Jashawn mean, Kashawn pronounciation, Lashawn name popularity (English), Leshawn pronounciation, name Marshawn meaning, name Rashawn meaning (English), Reshawn name popularity, Shawnta name, nicknames for Taishawn, meaning of Teshawn (English), name Tishawn meaning, Trashawn meaning and origin, meaning of Treshawn, baby name Yashon (English), Zeshon name variations (English). Shawn is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1940s up to the 1970s; before that, it was of very modest use only. Its usage peaked in 1973 with 0.709% of baby boys being given the name Shawn. Its ranking then was #27. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.071% and its ranking #238, but it was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after John meaning and origin and Sean definition, among all boy names in its group. In 2010, John's use outnumbered Shawn's by 8 times. In the past century Shawn has predominantly been a baby boy name. In 1988, 29 times as many baby boys than girls were given the name Shawn.

A famous person named Shawn is Jay-Z, Rapper, born Shawn Carter, 4 December 1969, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Shawn:

name Shaun meaning (English), Shohn name variations, name Shon meaning (English), Shonn name, Siôn meaning of name (English and Welsh), Sahn meaning (Vietnamese), Sam name (English), short names for Samm, San definition, Sanyoo pronounciation, Scan meaning of name, Schamane name variations, Seain pronounciation, Sean name (English and Irish), baby name Seane, baby name Seán (English, Gaelic, and Irish), name Sein, Sem meaning of name (English, Dutch, and German), Sen pronounciation, and name Senán meaning (Irish).

The baby name Shawn fun facts:

The name Shawn in reverse order is "Nwahs".

The numerological value of the name Shawn is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Shawn?

Shawn is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.06%
20120.07%
20110.07%
20100.08%
20090.09%
20080.10%
20070.11%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames