Boy Girl’s name Sean Sean An Irish form of John, Sean means God is gracious. Sean Name Origin: Irish Pronunciation: sh(awn) See what 5 people think about Sean Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Sean name meaning, which is An Irish form of John, Sean means God is gracious. Ask your friends & family about Sean… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Sean Name Popularity How popular is the name Sean? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 0 0% 1911 — 0 0% 1912 — 0 0% 1913 — 0 0% 1914 — 0 0% 1915 — 0 0% 1916 — 0 0% 1917 — 0 0% 1918 — 0 0% 1919 — 0 0% 1920 — 0 0% 1921 — 0 0% 1922 — 0 0% 1923 — 0 0% 1924 — 0 0% 1925 — 0 0% 1926 — 0 0% 1927 — 0 0% 1928 — 0 0% 1929 — 0 0% 1930 — 0 0% 1931 — 0 0% 1932 — 0 0% 1933 — 0 0% 1934 — 0 0% 1935 — 0 0% 1936 — 0 0% 1937 1,360 5 0.0005% 1938 — 0 0% 1939 1,098 9 0.0009% 1940 938 17 0.0016% 1941 877 21 0.0019% 1942 975 16 0.0013% 1943 866 24 0.0018% 1944 873 22 0.0018% 1945 822 24 0.002% 1946 904 23 0.0016% 1947 667 67 0.004% 1948 623 72 0.0045% 1949 639 72 0.0045% 1950 525 123 0.0076% 1951 557 109 0.0064% 1952 499 157 0.009% 1953 356 333 0.0188% 1954 363 350 0.0191% 1955 332 451 0.0245% 1956 313 525 0.0278% 1957 273 730 0.0379% 1958 250 967 0.0512% 1959 217 1,249 0.0657% 1960 202 1,392 0.0735% 1961 177 1,687 0.0894% 1962 170 1,835 0.1% 1963 151 2,182 0.1216% 1964 118 3,007 0.1708% 1965 78 4,598 0.2812% 1966 50 6,494 0.4159% 1967 44 7,504 0.4945% 1968 37 9,184 0.6116% 1969 37 9,355 0.6072% 1970 37 10,354 0.6506% 1971 36 10,512 0.6995% 1972 33 9,459 0.6945% 1973 36 8,561 0.6604% 1974 37 8,293 0.6381% 1975 40 7,593 0.5909% 1976 42 7,578 0.588% 1977 43 7,640 0.5668% 1978 45 7,070 0.5259% 1979 49 6,863 0.4867% 1980 48 7,600 0.5198% 1981 44 8,894 0.6051% 1982 44 9,369 0.627% 1983 44 9,618 0.6518% 1984 43 10,019 0.6735% 1985 38 11,448 0.7542% 1986 37 11,777 0.7802% 1987 40 11,449 0.7503% 1988 38 11,783 0.7561% 1989 39 11,892 0.7369% 1990 37 12,014 0.7248% 1991 40 11,176 0.6857% 1992 42 11,066 0.6933% 1993 42 10,177 0.6528% 1994 44 8,837 0.5758% 1995 45 8,164 0.5417% 1996 46 7,895 0.5273% 1997 48 7,743 0.5235% 1998 50 7,713 0.5153% 1999 55 7,205 0.4811% 2000 57 7,316 0.4789% 2001 57 7,223 0.4794% 2002 59 7,029 0.469% 2003 61 7,101 0.4668% 2004 64 6,769 0.4441% 2005 75 5,993 0.392% 2006 68 6,637 0.4239% 2007 76 6,238 0.3954% 2008 83 5,463 0.3535% 2009 97 4,328 0.2896% 2010 102 3,741 0.2596% 2011 125 3,174 0.2228% 2012 144 2,768 0.1942% 2013 185 2,178 0.153% 2014 192 2,112 0.145% 2015 208 1,865 0.1282% 2016 232 1,648 0.1143% 2017 250 1,447 0.1037% 2018 267 1,285 0.0935% 2019 300 1,089 0.0804% 2020 335 917 0.072% 2021 367 853 0.0698% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Sean If you like Sean, you’ll love these other names like Sean. What names are variants of Sean? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Sean. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Sean-Carlo God is gracious Irish Sean-Mark God is gracious Irish Sean-Patrick God is gracious Irish Shane God is gracious Irish Shaughn God is gracious Irish Shaun God is gracious Irish Shawn God is gracious Irish What names sound like Sean? If you like how Sean sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Sean. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Cian Ancient Irish Seann God is gracious Hebrew Sion Hebrew Swain Boy, lad; one who herds swine Scandinavian Swayn One who herds swine English Swen Boy, lad Scandinavian Syon Followed by good luck Indian (Sanskrit) Xan Greek Zan Slavic Lists With Sean Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Sean. 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Siblings of Sean Mamas with kids named Sean also have kids with these names. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Alina Noble one German Share Your Thoughts 5 Comments Anonia McElroy Jun 22 at 8:35 am I named him after my uncle who had passed away from cancer . My mom and I sat around trying to chose a name for him and nothing seemed to seem right or fitting so then we thought to name him Sean. Reply Sarah McEvoy Jun 16 at 4:55 pm We chose the name Sean because we wanted a strong, Irish name. He is such a perfect little blessing to our family! Reply Jasmine Joy May 21 at 10:00 pm Sean means “gift from God.” I didn’t know I was pregnant until week 36. Personally, I believe my sweet little boy is undoubtedly a blessing in my life and to those around us. Reply Caley Johns May 7 at 5:12 pm I want to know more about THIS story!!! What a wonderful gift! Reply Laura Jun 8 at 2:19 pm I chose his name in honor of his uncle who passed away in October 2013 if brain cancer. I also liked the name Sean. Reply Share your thoughts on the name Sean Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. All fields are required *Name * Email * Your Thoughts * Δ Search Baby Names Quick Search Search Go Advanced Search Name Starts With Ends With Gender Any Boys Girls Only show unisex names Current Popularity [U.S.] Any More Popular Less Popular Origin Select origin… English Latin Hebrew Greek German Irish French American Spanish Arabic Aboriginal African American Ancient Anglo-Saxon Arabic Aramaic Armenian Arthurian Legend Asian Aztec (Nahuatl) Bulgarian Celtic Chinese Danish Dutch Egyptian English European French Gaelic German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Indian (Sanskrit) Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Latin Modern Native American Persian Polish Polynesian Portuguese Russian Scandinavian Scottish Slavic Spanish Turkish Unknown Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish Meaning Number of Letters Min Max Syllables [BETA] Min Max Search Baby Names
Anonia McElroy Jun 22 at 8:35 am I named him after my uncle who had passed away from cancer . My mom and I sat around trying to chose a name for him and nothing seemed to seem right or fitting so then we thought to name him Sean. Reply
Sarah McEvoy Jun 16 at 4:55 pm We chose the name Sean because we wanted a strong, Irish name. He is such a perfect little blessing to our family! Reply
Jasmine Joy May 21 at 10:00 pm Sean means “gift from God.” I didn’t know I was pregnant until week 36. Personally, I believe my sweet little boy is undoubtedly a blessing in my life and to those around us. Reply
Laura Jun 8 at 2:19 pm I chose his name in honor of his uncle who passed away in October 2013 if brain cancer. I also liked the name Sean. Reply
