Given name
Chawn
“a shining woman”
Chawn is a variant of Chan. One Sanskrit interpretation is “a shining woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chawn is a variant of Chan. One Sanskrit interpretation is “a shining woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 227
- 187 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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