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Baby name
Shawn
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10% girls / 90% boys
Origin of the name
Shawn is an English spelling of Sean, the Irish form of John.
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Where babies named Shawn are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Shawn is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Shawn is most common in Vermont (2.3 times), Maine (2.2) and Montana (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Shawn are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Shawn is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Shawn is most common in Michigan (2.2 times), Louisiana (2) and Iowa (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 38% | 62% |
| 1940s | 36% | 64% |
| 1950s | 38% | 62% |
| 1960s | 21% | 79% |
| 1970s | 10% | 90% |
| 1980s | 4% | 96% |
| 1990s | 2% | 98% |
| 2000s | 1% | 99% |
| 2010s | 1% | 99% |
| 2020s | 2% | 98% |