Overview
people
Sample Size
15,227
Gender Distribution
Male:
93.1%
Female:
6.9%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Irish
Meaning
Shawn is the Irish version of the English name 'John', and it means 'God is gracious'. While traditionally a male name, it can occasionally be used as a female name as well.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
10,614 samples
92%
CA
1,048 samples
97%
GB
493 samples
97%
CN
315 samples
96%
ZA
302 samples
99%
SG
273 samples
99%
MY
203 samples
96%
IN
193 samples
98%
TW
156 samples
96%
DE
149 samples
95%
NG
117 samples
91%
FR
113 samples
96%
KR
90 samples
100%
AU
81 samples
95%
MX
81 samples
86%
JP
56 samples
95%
NL
50 samples
90%
IT
47 samples
94%
HK
45 samples
96%
PH
33 samples
85%
+ 48 more countries
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