Boy
Shaun
Rooted in Irish, Shaun is a boy's name that means "Irish form of John/Sean". It has faded some since the 1980s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. In total, about 72,413 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
IrishIrish form of John/Sean
EtymologyMeaning "God is gracious"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
63
1940s
256
1950s
1,656
1960s
6,506
1970s
20,123
1980s
24,942
1990s
8,888
2000s
7,142
2010s
2,837
Peaked in the 1980s · 72,413 total U.S. births since 1900