Given name
Shawan
“one who is optimistic”
Shawan is a variant of Shawon. One American interpretation is “one who is optimistic.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shawan is a variant of Shawon. One American interpretation is “one who is optimistic.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shawan is a variant of Shawon. An origin associated with Shawon is American.
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
Shawan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 295
- 59 boys · 236 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 22 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 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 387 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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