Shaun
Boy5 letters
#577
in Ireland (2025)
#552 with spellings combined
5
babies in 2025
#81
best rank (1993)
1,901
babies since 1966
Down 155
10-year rank change
Shaun through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #552 |
| 2024 | 3 | #748 |
| 2023 | 4 | #626 |
| 2022 | 5 | #552 |
| 2020 | 5 | #528 |
| 2019 | 4 | #616 |
| 2018 | 7 | #446 |
| 2017 | 7 | #443 |
| 2016 | 9 | #389 |
| 2015 | 9 | #397 |
| 2014 | 16 | #286 |
| 2013 | 13 | #317 |
| 2012 | 14 | #310 |
| 2011 | 22 | #238 |
| 2010 | 14 | #301 |
| 2009 | 24 | #227 |
| 2008 | 30 | #191 |
| 2007 | 42 | #147 |
| 2006 | 28 | #166 |
| 2005 | 38 | #137 |
| 2004 | 44 | #121 |
| 2003 | 49 | #106 |
| 2002 | 31 | #136 |
| 2001 | 50 | #98 |
| 2000 | 48 | #101 |
| 1999 | 55 | #90 |
| 1998 | 49 | #87 |
| 1997 | 50 | #99 |
| 1996 | 64 | #88 |
| 1995 | 62 | #86 |
| 1994 | 51 | #104 |
| 1993 | 76 | #81 |
| 1992 | 61 | #94 |
| 1991 | 70 | #85 |
| 1990 | 64 | #92 |
| 1989 | 64 | #85 |
| 1988 | 61 | #87 |
| 1987 | 67 | #87 |
| 1986 | 57 | #98 |
| 1985 | 62 | #92 |
| 1984 | 45 | #113 |
| 1983 | 54 | #101 |
| 1982 | 33 | #129 |
| 1981 | 32 | #128 |
| 1980 | 45 | #117 |
| 1979 | 37 | #123 |
| 1978 | 34 | #124 |
| 1977 | 32 | #124 |
| 1976 | 16 | #179 |
| 1975 | 22 | #146 |
| 1974 | 21 | #152 |
| 1973 | 19 | #161 |
| 1972 | 16 | #168 |
| 1971 | 10 | #200 |
| 1970 | 14 | #167 |
| 1969 | 12 | #174 |
| 1968 | 8 | #187 |
| 1967 | 11 | #164 |
| 1966 | 6 | #199 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Shaun yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun | 5 | 1,901 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #121 (1997); 174 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.