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Shawan

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Pronounced shuh-WAHN /ʃəˈwɑːn/Medium

Meaning: Shawan is a variant of Shawna or Shawnna, feminine forms of Shawn; Shawn comes from the Irish Sean, itself the Irish form of John, from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious.'Low

In 30 seconds: Shawan is a feminine form of Shawn, from Irish Sean, 'God is gracious.' It peaked around 1972 and stayed rare (said shuh-WAHN).

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Origin LowIrish, American

MeaningShawan is a variant of Shawna or Shawnna, feminine forms of Shawn; Shawn comes from the Irish Sean, itself the Irish form of John, from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious.'

U.S. rank (1990)#9130 ↗ Rising

1990 U.S. births9 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1972

Total births (all-time)≈ 236

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

Shawan is a feminine name built on Shawn, the phonetic English of the Irish Sean. It belongs to a wave of seventies coinages that reshaped Sean and John into fresh girls' names.

The name was always uncommon, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1972. A woman named Shawan then is in her early fifties today, carrying a name of its distinctly seventies moment.

Did you know? Shawan sits among the many Shaw- and Shan- feminine coinages of the nineteen-seventies; behind them all stands Sean, the Irish John, meaning 'God is gracious.'

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Shawan — Variant of Shawna; feminine of Shawn; Irish Sean 'God is gracious'

Variations

ShawnaShawnnaShauna

Nicknames

ShawWanny

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shawan mean?

It is a variant of Shawna, a feminine form of Shawn from the Irish Sean, meaning 'God is gracious.'

How do you pronounce Shawan?

It is said shuh-WAHN /ʃəˈwɑːn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Shawan a boy or girl name?

Shawan is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shawan?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-seventies.