# Shaun

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{{Infobox given name
|name =Shaun
|image = File:Shaun Cassidy performing at the Ohio State Fair - DPLA - f7d6a0f5943399c049b58c47fbcbb311.jpg
|caption = The popularity of singer [Shaun Cassidy](/source/Shaun_Cassidy), pictured in 1979, increased use of the name in North America in the late 1970s.
|gender = Unisex, primarily masculine
|meaning = Anglicization of [Sean](/source/Sean)
|region = 
|language = English
}}'''Shaun''' is an [Anglicized spelling](/source/Anglicisation_of_names) of the [Irish](/source/Ireland) name [Seán](/source/Se%C3%A1n). Alternative spellings include [Shawn](/source/Shawn_(given_name)), [Sean](/source/Sean), and Shawne.

Along with spelling variants [Shawn](/source/Shawn_(given_name)) and [Shaun](/source/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](/source/Sean_Connery) increased use of the name. The name Shaun was popularized in the late 1970s by singer [Shaun Cassidy](/source/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.<ref> {{cite web
 | url= https://omaha.com/life-entertainment/local/cleveland-evans-sean-has-roots-in-irish-ancestry/article_6e36f098-d10b-11ee-a07c-9fc2d77585fc.html
 | title= Cleveland Evans: Sean Has Roots in Irish Ancestry
 | last= Evans
 | first= Cleveland Kent
 | date= 26 February 2024
 | website= omaha.com
 | publisher= Omaha World Herald
 | access-date= 27 February 2024
 | quote = }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=60|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref>

Notable persons with the given name include:

==People==
*[Shaun (musician)](/source/Shaun_(musician)) (born 1990), South Korean musician
*[Shaun (YouTuber)](/source/Shaun_(YouTuber)), British video essayist   
*[Shaun Alexander](/source/Shaun_Alexander) (born 1977), American football player
*[Shaun Anderson](/source/Shaun_Anderson) (born 1994), American baseball player
*Shaun Mark Bean (born 1959), English actor known by stage name [Sean Bean](/source/Sean_Bean) 
*[Shaun Bradley](/source/Shaun_Bradley) (born 1997), American football player
*[Shaun Casey](/source/Shaun_Casey) (1954–2024), American model
*[Shaun Cassidy](/source/Shaun_Cassidy) (born 1958), American television producer/creator, screenwriter, singer and actor
*[Shaun Chamberlin](/source/Shaun_Chamberlin), English author and activist
*[Shaun Cole](/source/Shaun_Cole) (born 1963), British cosmologist
*[Shaun Cole (baseball)](/source/Shaun_Cole_(baseball)) (born 1979), American baseball coach
*[Shaun Deeb](/source/Shaun_Deeb), American professional poker player
*[Shaun Dennis](/source/Shaun_Dennis) (1969–2025), Scottish football player
*[Shaun Dolac](/source/Shaun_Dolac) (born 2001), American football player
*[Shaun Donovan](/source/Shaun_Donovan) (born 1966), American politician
*[Shaun Evans (disambiguation)](/source/Shaun_Evans_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Shaun Johnson](/source/Shaun_Johnson) (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer
*[Shaun Jolly](/source/Shaun_Jolly) (born 1998), American football player
*[Shaun King](/source/Shaun_King) (born 1979), American writer and civil rights activist
*[Shaun King (American football)](/source/Shaun_King_(American_football)) (born 1977), American football player
*[Shaun Livingston](/source/Shaun_Livingston) (born 1985), American basketball player
*[Shaun Maloney](/source/Shaun_Maloney) (born 1983), Scottish football coach and former player
*[Shaun Marsh](/source/Shaun_Marsh) (born 1983), Australian cricketer
*[Shaun Morgan](/source/Shaun_Morgan) Welgemoed (born 1978), South African musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist
*[Shaun Murphy (disambiguation)](/source/Shaun_Murphy_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Shaun Onosa'i Vaa](/source/Shaun_Onosa'i_Vaa), American Samoan politician
*[Shaun Ollison](/source/Shaun_Ollison) (born 1980), American model
*[Shaun Phillips](/source/Shaun_Phillips) (born 1981), American football player
*[Shaun Pollock](/source/Shaun_Pollock) (born 1973), South African cricketer
*[Shaun Ricker](/source/LA_Knight) (born 1982), American professional wrestler better known as LA Knight
*[Shaun Robinson](/source/Shaun_Robinson) (born 1962), American television host
*[Shaun Ryder](/source/Shaun_Ryder) (born 1962), English singer, songwriter and musician
*[Shaun Smith (disambiguation)](/source/Shaun_Smith_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Shaun Stafford](/source/Shaun_Stafford) (born 1968), American professional tennis player
*[Shaun Suisham](/source/Shaun_Suisham) (born 1981), Canadian football player
*[Shaun Tait](/source/Shaun_Tait) (born 1983), Australian cricketer
*[Shaun Tan](/source/Shaun_Tan) (born 1974), Australian artist, writer and filmmaker
*[Shaun Taylor-Corbett](/source/Shaun_Taylor-Corbett) (born 1978), American actor, singer, and writer
*[Shaun Tomson](/source/Shaun_Tomson) (born 1955), South African world champion surfer
*[Shaun Toub](/source/Shaun_Toub) (Persian: شان توب; born 1958), Iranian-born American actor
*[Shaun Wade (disambiguation)](/source/Shaun_Wade_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Shaun Wallace](/source/Shaun_Wallace) (born 1960), English barrister and TV personality
*[Shaun Weatherhead](/source/Shaun_Weatherhead) (born 1970), English footballer
*[Shaun White](/source/Shaun_White) (born 1986), American snowboarder and skateboarder
*[Shaun Williams (disambiguation)](/source/Shaun_Williams_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Shaun Wilson](/source/Shaun_Wilson) (born 1972), Australian artist, film maker, academic and curator
*[Shaun Wilson (American football)](/source/Shaun_Wilson_(American_football)) (born 1995), American football player
*[Shaun Woodward](/source/Shaun_Woodward) (born 1958), English politician

==Fictional characters==
* Shaun, a [Wallace and Gromit](/source/Wallace_and_Gromit) character who was then the protagonist of the British animated series ''[Shaun the Sheep](/source/Shaun_the_Sheep)'' and several films
* Shaun Murphy, the protagonist of the American TV series ''[The Good Doctor](/source/The_Good_Doctor_(American_TV_series))''
* Shaun, the protagonist of the 2004 British film ''[Shaun of the Dead](/source/Shaun_of_the_Dead)''
*[Shaun Evans (''One Life to Live'')](/source/Shaun_Evans_(One_Life_to_Live)), on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''
* Shaun Mars, a character in the [interactive drama](/source/interactive_drama) game ''[Heavy Rain](/source/Heavy_Rain)''
* Shaun/Father, the player's son and a faction leader in ''[Fallout 4](/source/Fallout_4)''

==Notes==
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==See also==
*[List of people with given name Sean](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Sean)
*[Shawn (given name)](/source/Shawn_(given_name)), includes a list of people named Shawn
*[Shon (given name)](/source/Shon_(given_name)), includes a list of people named Shon

{{given name}}

Category:English-language masculine given names
Category:English masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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