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Shaun

male

Shaun.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #34 in New Zealand in 1988. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #76 to #1162.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212024#76#1162
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#76
1997#83
1998#97
1999#104
2000#116
2001#121
2002#135
2003#139
2004#149
2005#182
2006#177
2007#184
2008#217
2009#231
2010#308
2011#325
2012#454
2013#489
2014#583
2015#538
2016#616
2017#709
2018#665
2019#874
2020#921
2021#1117
2024#1162

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

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Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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