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Shaun

Heart
Spelling variation of Sean
"God is gracious"

Shaun Origin and Meaning

The name Shaun is a boy's name of Irish origin.

Shaun is the least popular spelling of the once-wildly popular name, more usually spelled Sean or Shawn. Parents who have a reason to choose this name now would (and should) most likely go with the original Sean. Alternate spelling Shawn is four times more popular.
Shaun (and Shawn) were considered the feminized spelling of the name back when it was becoming a unisex name in the early 1970s. In all spellings, Sean has become once again decidedly masculine.

This spelling is most popular as the name of the titular protagonist in the 2004 British film Shaun of the Dead.

# 902 in the US

Shaun Rank in US Top 1000

Shaun Popularity

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Famous People Named Shaun

  • Shaun Roger WhiteAmerican snowboarder
  • Shaun Paul CassidyAmerican actor/writer/producer
  • Shaun MurphyEnglish snooker player
  • Shaun PollockSouth African cricketer
  • Shaun WrightPhillips, English footballer
  • Shaun AlexanderAmerican NFL player
  • Shaun SilvaAmerican music video director
  • Shaun MaloneyScottish footballer
  • Shaun LivingstonAmerican basketball player
  • Shaun ToubIranian actor
  • Shan TanAustralian artist, writer and film maker
  • Shaun RyderBritish Musician. 90% of the time drunk.

Shaun in Pop Culture

  • "Shaun of the Dead" 2004 comedy/zombie movie
  • Shaun Hastingscharacter in the video game series Assassin's Creed
  • Shaun the Sheepanimated character in the Wallace and Gromit series
  • Shaun "Shaunie" Fulbrightcharacter on animated series "Codename: Kids Next Door"
  • Shaun "Shaw" character in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
  • Shaun Murphycharacter in the TV show "The Good Doctor"