Given name
Shonn
“God is gracious”
In English use, Shonn has a related form in Sean. In Irish use, Sean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Shonn has a related form in Sean. In Irish use, Sean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
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
Shonn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 247
- 242 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 27 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 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 302 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.
Shonn’s family of names
In English usage, Shonn has a related form in Sean.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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