Sean
Boy name · Irish origin
Sean meaning
God is gracious
Sean at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Irish
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #436 in 2024
Sean popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1940 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1950 | #535 | 162 |
| 1960 | #202 | 1,421 |
| 1970 | #37 | 10,344 |
| 1972 | #33 | 9,446 |
| 1980 | #48 | 7,599 |
| 1990 | #37 | 12,018 |
| 2000 | #57 | 7,316 |
| 2010 | #102 | 3,743 |
| 2020 | #334 | 975 |
| 2024 | #436 | 726 |
All 96 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1926 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1932 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1933 | #3,005 | 7 |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 8 |
| 1935 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1936 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1937 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1938 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1939 | #1,532 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1941 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1942 | #991 | 45 |
| 1943 | #969 | 48 |
| 1944 | #935 | 47 |
| 1945 | #899 | 50 |
| 1946 | #890 | 55 |
| 1947 | #702 | 97 |
| 1948 | #617 | 120 |
| 1949 | #601 | 129 |
| 1950 | #535 | 162 |
| 1951 | #546 | 154 |
| 1952 | #480 | 212 |
| 1953 | #356 | 380 |
| 1954 | #351 | 416 |
| 1955 | #336 | 488 |
| 1956 | #309 | 575 |
| 1957 | #270 | 776 |
| 1958 | #247 | 1,011 |
| 1959 | #219 | 1,278 |
| 1960 | #202 | 1,421 |
| 1961 | #177 | 1,720 |
| 1962 | #171 | 1,837 |
| 1963 | #151 | 2,195 |
| 1964 | #118 | 3,008 |
| 1965 | #79 | 4,596 |
| 1966 | #50 | 6,490 |
| 1967 | #44 | 7,498 |
| 1968 | #37 | 9,175 |
| 1969 | #37 | 9,344 |
| 1970 | #37 | 10,344 |
| 1971 | #36 | 10,510 |
| 1972 | #33 | 9,446 |
| 1973 | #36 | 8,556 |
| 1974 | #37 | 8,292 |
| 1975 | #40 | 7,588 |
| 1976 | #42 | 7,565 |
| 1977 | #43 | 7,627 |
| 1978 | #45 | 7,062 |
| 1979 | #49 | 6,853 |
| 1980 | #48 | 7,599 |
| 1981 | #44 | 8,892 |
| 1982 | #44 | 9,360 |
| 1983 | #44 | 9,616 |
| 1984 | #43 | 10,024 |
| 1985 | #38 | 11,455 |
| 1986 | #37 | 11,784 |
| 1987 | #40 | 11,455 |
| 1988 | #38 | 11,794 |
| 1989 | #39 | 11,896 |
| 1990 | #37 | 12,018 |
| 1991 | #40 | 11,181 |
| 1992 | #42 | 11,065 |
| 1993 | #42 | 10,176 |
| 1994 | #44 | 8,838 |
| 1995 | #45 | 8,166 |
| 1996 | #46 | 7,896 |
| 1997 | #48 | 7,744 |
| 1998 | #50 | 7,712 |
| 1999 | #56 | 7,205 |
| 2000 | #57 | 7,316 |
| 2001 | #57 | 7,224 |
| 2002 | #59 | 7,028 |
| 2003 | #61 | 7,102 |
| 2004 | #64 | 6,768 |
| 2005 | #75 | 5,997 |
| 2006 | #68 | 6,643 |
| 2007 | #76 | 6,243 |
| 2008 | #83 | 5,471 |
| 2009 | #97 | 4,339 |
| 2010 | #102 | 3,743 |
| 2011 | #125 | 3,190 |
| 2012 | #145 | 2,776 |
| 2013 | #185 | 2,202 |
| 2014 | #193 | 2,125 |
| 2015 | #210 | 1,894 |
| 2016 | #234 | 1,670 |
| 2017 | #251 | 1,481 |
| 2018 | #268 | 1,325 |
| 2019 | #301 | 1,128 |
| 2020 | #334 | 975 |
| 2021 | #361 | 900 |
| 2022 | #397 | 803 |
| 2023 | #427 | 740 |
| 2024 | #436 | 726 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Sean” (revision 93041618), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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