At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #12,008 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 5 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Slipping #8,739 in 2020 to #12,008 in 2025
- Peak
- #5,072 in 2006
- First recorded
- 1998
Meaning of Jshaun
Jshaun bursts onto the scene like a fresh riff in a favorite song—familiar enough to hum along to, yet spiced with its own surprise beat. Spelled with that playful upfront “J,” the name springs from Shaun/Shawn, the Irish-Anglo cousin of John, and carries the time-honored meaning “God is gracious.” Think of it as the classic tale of John rolling through centuries, slipping on a sporty hoodie in the 1970s as “Shawn,” then grabbing a sleek new jacket in the early 2000s to become “Jshaun.” In U.S. baby-name charts, he’s the quiet comet: never cracking the Top 800, but flashing just brightly enough—15 newborns at his 2010 peak—to make parents in the know whisper, “Who’s that?” The sound itself, jay-SHAWN, feels like a wave hitting warm sand: smooth, quick, and just a little bit beach-party cool (helped, no doubt, by echoes of the chart-topping British singer Jay Sean). For families hunting a name that blends Irish roots, urban rhythm, and a dash of daring originality, Jshaun is ready for his close-up.
How to pronounce Jshaun
English
- Pronounced jay-shawn /dʒeɪ.ʃɔːn/
Popularity of Jshaun in the U.S.
Jshaun was the #12,008 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It peaked at #5,072 in 2006. It first appears in the records in 1998.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1998–2025 20 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 12,008 | back (not recorded in 2024) |
| 2023 | 7 | 9,763 | back (not recorded in 2021–2022) |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,739 | ▲ 1,017 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9,756 | back (not recorded in 2017–2018) |
| 2016 | 7 | 9,664 | ▲ 2,422 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | ▲ 22 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,108 | back (not recorded in 2013) |
| 2012 | 8 | 8,864 | ▼ 97 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,767 | ▼ 3,026 |
| 2010 | 15 | 5,741 | ▲ 695 |
| 2009 | 13 | 6,436 | ▲ 751 |
| 2008 | 11 | 7,187 | ▲ 986 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8,173 | ▼ 3,101 |
| 2006 | 17 | 5,072 | ▲ 2,024 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7,096 | ▼ 958 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6,138 | ▲ 1,107 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7,245 | ▼ 1,157 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6,088 | ▼ 75 |
| 2001 | 11 | 6,013 | back (not recorded in 1999–2000) |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,479 | new |