Shaun

Shaun
Origin
The popularity of singer Shaun Cassidy, pictured in 1979, increased use of the name in North America in the late 1970s.
Gender	Unisex, primarily masculine
Language(s)	English
Meaning	Anglicization of Sean

Shaun is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean, and Shawne.

Along with spelling variants Shawn and Shaun, the name was among the top 1,000 names for American boys by 1950 and, with all spellings combined, was a top 10 name for American boys in 1971. The popularity of actor Sean Connery increased use of the name. The name Shaun was popularized in the late 1970s by singer Shaun Cassidy. It has since declined in use but, with all spellings combined, remained among the 300 most popular names for newborn American boys in 2022. Shaun is also in use as a name for girls, primarily in the United States and Canada.^[1] ^[2]

Notable persons with the given name include:

People

Shaun (musician) (born 1990), South Korean musician
Shaun (YouTuber), British video essayist
Shaun Alexander (born 1977), American football player
Shaun Bradley (born 1997), American football player
Shaun Cassidy (born 1958), American television producer/creator, screenwriter, singer and actor
Shaun Chamberlin, English author and activist
Shaun Donovan (born 1966), American politician
Shaun Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
Shaun Johnson (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer
Shaun Jolly (born 1998), American football player
Shaun King (born 1979), American writer and civil rights activist
Shaun King (American football) (born 1977), American football player
Shaun Livingston (born 1985), American basketball player
Shaun Maloney (born 1983), Scottish football coach and former player
Shaun Marsh (born 1983), Australian cricketer
Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (born 1978), South African musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist
Shaun Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
Shaun Onosa'i Vaa, American Samoan politician
Shaun Phillips (born 1981), American football player
Shaun Pollock (born 1973), South African cricketer
Shaun Ricker (born 1982), American professional wrestler better known as LA Knight
Shaun Ryder (born 1962), English singer, songwriter and musician
Shaun Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
Shaun Suisham (born 1981), Canadian football player
Shaun Tait (born 1983), Australian cricketer
Shaun Tan (born 1974), Australian artist, writer and filmmaker
Shaun Tomson (born 1955), South African world champion surfer
Shaun Toub (Persian: شان توب; born 1958), Iranian-born American actor
Shaun Wade (disambiguation), multiple people
Shaun Wallace (born 1960), English barrister and TV personality
Shaun Weatherhead (born 1970), English footballer
Shaun White (born 1986), American snowboarder and skateboarder
Shaun Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
Shaun Wilson (born 1972), Australian artist, film maker, academic and curator
Shaun Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
Shaun Woodward (born 1958), English politician

Fictional characters

Shaun, a Wallace and Gromit character who was then the protagonist of the British animated series Shaun the Sheep and several films
Shaun Murphy, the protagonist of the American TV series The Good Doctor
Shaun, the protagonist of the 2004 British film Shaun of the Dead
Shaun Evans (One Life to Live), on the American soap opera One Life to Live
Shaun Mars, a character in the interactive drama game Heavy Rain
Shaun/Father, the player's son and a faction leader in Fallout 4

Notes

^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (26 February 2024). "Cleveland Evans: Sean Has Roots in Irish Ancestry". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.