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 [ 1 syll. (s)hau(n), sh-a-un ] The boy name Shaun is also used, but less commonly, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is SHAON KEY. Shaun is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is Anglicized from Seán. Shaun is an English variant spelling of the name Sean (English and Irish). Shaun is also an English variant spelling of the name Shawn (English and Irish). Shaun is also a variant of the name John (English). Shaughan (English and Irish variant spelling) is a form of Shaun. See also the related form, Shauna (English). Shaun is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1950s up to the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1978, 0.358% of baby boys were given the name Shaun. It ranked at #51 then. The baby name has since suffered a marked fall in popularity. In 2008, its usage was only 0.030% and its ranking #436. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Shaun, John (English) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was used 20 times more than Shaun. Shaun has in the past century been mostly given to boys. In 1970, the name Shaun was given to 7 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Shaun include Sean (English and Irish), Seán (Irish), Shaughn (English), Shawn (English and Irish), Sahn (Vietnamese), Sam (English), Sem (English, Dutch, and German), Shan (English), Shane (English and Irish), Shayne (English), Shem (English and Yiddish), Shen (Chinese), Shon (English), Shone (English), Sim (English, German, and Scottish), Sion (Welsh), Siôn (Welsh), Sìm (Scottish), Stian (Scandinavian), and Swain (Scandinavian). KEY: Pronunciation for Shaun: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
