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Shavon

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How to Pronounce Shavon

Pronounced shuh-VON /ʃəˈvɒn/Medium

Meaning: Shavon is a sound-spelling of the Irish Siobhán, a Gaelic form of Joan/Jane and so ultimately from the Hebrew name meaning 'God is gracious'; while Siobhán is a woman's name, Shavon here is recorded for a boy, part of the American -von naming pattern.Low

In 30 seconds: Shavon is a phonetic form of the Irish Siobhán — 'God is gracious' — used here as a boy's name in the American -von family (said 'shuh-VON').

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Origin LowIrish, African American

MeaningShavon is a sound-spelling of the Irish Siobhán, a Gaelic form of Joan/Jane and so ultimately from the Hebrew name meaning 'God is gracious'; while Siobhán is a woman's name, Shavon here is recorded for a boy, part of the American -von naming pattern.

U.S. rank (2017)#12000 ↗ Rising

2017 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1993

Total births (all-time)≈ 368

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shavon began as an English sound-spelling of the Irish Siobhán, itself a Gaelic form of Joan and Jane, carrying the old Hebrew sense 'God is gracious'. In American use the spelling detached from its Irish source and joined the -von family of names.

Recorded here for boys, Shavon reached its small peak in the early nineteen-nineties. It reads as a late-twentieth-century name whose written form gives little hint of its Irish root, which is why the audio leans on the respelling.

Did you know? Shavon shows two naming worlds meeting: the Irish Siobhán written by ear, absorbed into the African-American -von pattern, and given to boys around its 1993 crest of only a few dozen a year.

Overall data confidence 45%

References — Shavon — phonetic form of Irish Siobhán, 'God is gracious'

Variations

ShavonneSiobhanChavon

Nicknames

VonShav

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shavon mean?

Shavon is a sound-spelling of the Irish Siobhán, meaning 'God is gracious'.

How do you pronounce Shavon?

It's said shuh-VON /ʃəˈvɒn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Shavon a boy or girl name?

In this record Shavon is used as a boy's name, though the related Siobhán is a girl's name in Ireland.

How popular is Shavon?

Shavon has always been rare — an uncommon name most seen in the early nineteen-nineties.