Boy
Shawn
Rooted in Hebrew, Shawn is a boy's name that means "God is gracious". It was at its most popular in the 1970s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is widely recognized. Common variant spellings include Sean and Shaun.
HebrewGod is gracious
HebrewVariant of Sean
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
63
1940s
722
1950s
10,451
1960s
60,891
1970s
117,188
1980s
68,290
1990s
43,535
2000s
24,513
2010s
9,198
Peaked in the 1970s · 334,851 total U.S. births since 1900