Sean
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning god is gracious; irish form of John.
How Sean has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #210 |
| 2016 | #234 |
| 2017 | #251 |
| 2018 | #268 |
| 2019 | #301 |
| 2020 | #336 |
| 2021 | #362 |
| 2022 | #397 |
| 2023 | #426 |
| 2024 | #436 |
| 2025 | #489 |
Sean by the numbers
In 2025, 61 babies in England and Wales were named Sean. In the US, 1,469 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 12,014 babies in 1990, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 170 American boys born that year was called Sean.
Other names that come from John
Like Sean, each of these traces back to John: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ivangod is gracious; a form of John3,038 in the US (2017)
- Juangod is gracious; a form of John2,980 in the US (2017)
- Giovannigod is gracious; a form of John2,798 in the US (2017)
- Zanegod's gracious gift; variant of John1,953 in the US (2017)
- JoannaGod is gracious; feminine form of John1,337 in the US (2017)
- Johnnygod is gracious; a form of John969 in the US (2017)
- Jolenegod is gracious; blend of Jo- with -lene, a feminine form of John687 in the US (2017)
- Giannigod is gracious; a form of John646 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Sean
Forms of Sean in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sean. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Sean, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Sean, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sean
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