Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- God Is Gracious
- Irish
Syllables
1
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sean
Pronunciation
sean
Famous People
Actor Sean Astin, Actor Sean Connery, Actor Sean Penn, Musician Sean Lennon, Actor Sean Hayes
Celebrity Babies
Son of Mark Harmon, Son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Son of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, Son of Oliver Stone, Son of Tatum O´Neal and John McEnroe, Son of Pierce Brosnan
More about the name
Sean, also spelled Seán (or sometimes Séan) in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish and English origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name Yohanan (יוֹחָנָן), Seán (anglicized as Shaun/Shawn/Shon) and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized Shane/Shayne); rendered John in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French Jehan (see Jean) is another version.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #37, 12,014 births); most recent 2025 (rank #489, 616 births)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #1383, 102 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11932, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 616 | 7 |
| 2024 | 726 | 8 |
| 2023 | 740 | – |
| 2022 | 803 | – |
| 2021 | 900 | – |
| 2020 | 975 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1,128 | – |
| 2018 | 1,325 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1,481 | – |
| 2016 | 1,670 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #49, 1,594 births); most recent 2025 (rank #615, 61 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 |
| 2024 | 59 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2021 | 103 |
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2019 | 106 |
| 2018 | 96 |
| 2017 | 125 |
| 2016 | 130 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #359, 167 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2016 | 59 |
| 2015 | 81 |
| 2014 | 85 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #1, 994 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13, 231 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 231 |
| 2024 | 275 |
| 2023 | 296 |
| 2022 | 307 |
| 2021 | 347 |
| 2020 | 355 |
| 2019 | 359 |
| 2018 | 440 |
| 2017 | 453 |
| 2016 | 501 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #12, 634 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 18 births)
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #641, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | – |
| 2021 | 24 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | – |
| 2019 | 32 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | – |
| 2017 | 36 | – |
| 2016 | 53 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #15, 186 births); most recent 2025 (rank #67, 35 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2024 | 47 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 45 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2019 | 61 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2017 | 69 |
| 2016 | 76 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #22, 210 births); most recent 2023 (rank #442, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2014 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence