Shaun in Irish: Sean
The Irish form of Shaun is Sean, a boy's name meaning “God's gracious gift.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish form
- Sean
- Meaning
- God's gracious gift
- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 577 for boys (2025)
How do you say Shaun in Irish?
Shaun in Irish is Sean, pronounced SHAWN. It has one syllable.
What does Sean mean?
Sean means “God's gracious gift.” Shaun is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Sean: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Shaun in Ireland?
In 2025, 5 baby boys in Ireland were named Shaun, which made it No. 577 that year. That's down from No. 397 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1993, when 76 baby boys were named Shaun, No. 81 that year. It first appears in the records in 1966, with 6 baby boys.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | No. 577 |
| 2024 | 3 | No. 785 |
| 2023 | 4 | No. 660 |
| 2022 | 5 | No. 572 |
| 2020 | 5 | No. 556 |
| 2019 | 4 | No. 646 |
| 2018 | 7 | No. 471 |
| 2017 | 7 | No. 443 |
| 2016 | 9 | No. 389 |
| 2015 | 9 | No. 397 |
| 2014 | 16 | No. 286 |
| 2013 | 13 | No. 317 |
| 2012 | 14 | No. 310 |
| 2011 | 22 | No. 238 |
| 2010 | 14 | No. 301 |
| 2009 | 24 | No. 227 |
| 2008 | 30 | No. 191 |
| 2007 | 42 | No. 147 |
| 2006 | 28 | No. 166 |
| 2005 | 38 | No. 137 |
| 2004 | 44 | No. 121 |
| 2003 | 49 | No. 106 |
| 2002 | 31 | No. 136 |
| 2001 | 50 | No. 98 |
| 2000 | 48 | No. 101 |
| 1999 | 55 | No. 90 |
| 1998 | 49 | No. 87 |
| 1997 | 50 | No. 99 |
| 1996 | 64 | No. 88 |
| 1995 | 62 | No. 86 |
| 1994 | 51 | No. 104 |
| 1993 | 76 | No. 81 |
| 1992 | 61 | No. 94 |
| 1991 | 70 | No. 85 |
| 1990 | 64 | No. 92 |
| 1989 | 64 | No. 85 |
| 1988 | 61 | No. 87 |
| 1987 | 67 | No. 87 |
| 1986 | 57 | No. 98 |
| 1985 | 62 | No. 92 |
| 1984 | 45 | No. 113 |
| 1983 | 54 | No. 101 |
| 1982 | 33 | No. 129 |
| 1981 | 32 | No. 128 |
| 1980 | 45 | No. 117 |
| 1979 | 37 | No. 123 |
| 1978 | 34 | No. 124 |
| 1977 | 32 | No. 124 |
| 1976 | 16 | No. 179 |
| 1975 | 22 | No. 146 |
| 1974 | 21 | No. 152 |
| 1973 | 19 | No. 161 |
| 1972 | 16 | No. 168 |
| 1971 | 10 | No. 200 |
| 1970 | 14 | No. 167 |
| 1969 | 12 | No. 174 |
| 1968 | 8 | No. 187 |
| 1967 | 11 | No. 164 |
| 1966 | 6 | No. 199 |
Sean in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Sean, letter by letter.
- SSail, willow
- EEadhadh, aspen
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Shaun
Questions about Shaun
- What is Shaun in Irish?
- The Irish form of Shaun is Sean, pronounced SHAWN. Sean means “God's gracious gift.”
- How do you pronounce Sean?
- Sean is pronounced SHAWN. One syllable.
- Is Shaun a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Shaun is a boy's name.
- How popular is Shaun in Ireland?
- In 2025, Shaun was No. 577 for boys in Ireland, with 5 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1993, at No. 81.