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Why parents love Shawn- Shawn Mendes is one of pop's biggest stars.
- Psych's Shawn is TV's most charming fake psychic.
- One syllable with a clean, American sound: SHAWN.
- The meaning God is gracious carries John heritage.
- The most American phonetic Seán.
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The vibe of Shawn
God is graciousanglicisedSeánHebrewYohananMendespopPsychSpencerfake psychic
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Origin & history of Shawn
Hebrew Yohanan
→ Irish Seán
→ phonetic Shawn
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Hebrew / Irish roots
Shawn is the American phonetic spelling of Seán meaning God is gracious. Mendes is pop's biggest. Psych's Shawn is the most charming fake psychic.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: American phonetic; Shawn Mendes (born 1998).
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Today
Shawn remains a beloved choice, ranking #471 in the US. 339,174 babies have been named Shawn since 1931.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Shawn?
1971
peak year
Shawn first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1931. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1971, 12,825 babies were named Shawn (ranked #28 nationally). Today it sits around #471, with roughly 703 babies named Shawn each year. Shawn has been declining in recent years. In total, around 339,174 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
12,825
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #28)
(ranked #28)
703
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
7,030
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
339,174
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shawn2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Shawn's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — pop-psychic communication. People named Shawn tend to be clean, charming, and gifted at being pop's biggest AND the best fake psychic.
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Pop's biggest AND best fake psychic✦
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Spencer-Psych◎
American-Seán♡
John-graciousS1
H8
A1
W5
N5
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Shawn🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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