Shaw
English
"dweller by the wood"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
The name Shaw peaked for boys at #1742 in 1974. The name is most popular in SHAW. Shaw is occasionally used for girls in 2024.
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Popularity of the name Shaw
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Famous People Named Shaw
- Shaw CliftonIrish Salvation Army leader
- Shaw GrigsbyAmerican "Bass Master" pro fisherman
- Eric Stanley "Shaw" TaylorEnglish actor
- Walter Shaw SparrowBritish writer on art and architecture
- George Bernard ShawIrish novelist and playwright; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
The name Shaw in Pop Culture
- Shaw Mooreminister in film "Footloose"
- Shaun "Shaw"character in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
- Miles Shawminor character on TV's "The 100"
- Deke Shawcharacter on TV's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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