All over the world, Šen (Шен 
, Šen 
) is a very rare dominantly male, but seldom girly forename. The forename Šen is characteristic of Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan, where it is a rare male name. Likewise, Šen is the last name as well as the forename.
Šen is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Banshee , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men; Kenneth Carson , the fictional character based on and portrayed by the Barbie fashion doll lines and associated media franchise from the American toy-company Mattel, Inc., Toy Story 3; Sean Hawk , character in Star Trek: First Contact; Sean Johnson , the deuteragonist of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Sean Pierce , the character in the television series Nikita, and in many other works.