Sean

Sean

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Sean first appears in the U.S. data in 1925 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 12,018 babies (rank #37 that year). In 2024 it was given to 726 boys (rank #436). The name has been declining over the last five years.

425,998

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

12,018

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1925	7	#3,685
1926	5	#4,735
1930	7	#3,541
1932	5	#4,209
1933	7	#3,237
1934	8	#2,927
1935	12	#2,230
1936	12	#2,159
1937	13	#2,075
1938	18	#1,680
1939	19	#1,571
1940	35	#1,128
1941	33	#1,168
1942	45	#1,002
1943	48	#978
1944	47	#945
1945	50	#912
1946	55	#895
1947	97	#705
1948	120	#620
1949	129	#603
1950	162	#536
1951	154	#551
1952	212	#483
1953	380	#356
1954	416	#352
1955	488	#336
1956	575	#309
1957	776	#271
1958	1,011	#248
1959	1,278	#219
1960	1,421	#202
1961	1,720	#177
1962	1,837	#171
1963	2,195	#151
1964	3,008	#118
1965	4,596	#79
1966	6,490	#50
1967	7,498	#44
1968	9,175	#37
1969	9,344	#37
1970	10,344	#37
1971	10,510	#36
1972	9,446	#33
1973	8,556	#36
1974	8,292	#37
1975	7,588	#40
1976	7,565	#42
1977	7,627	#43
1978	7,062	#45
1979	6,853	#49
1980	7,599	#48
1981	8,892	#44
1982	9,360	#44
1983	9,616	#44
1984	10,024	#43
1985	11,455	#38
1986	11,784	#37
1987	11,455	#40
1988	11,794	#38
1989	11,896	#39
1990	12,018	#37
1991	11,181	#40
1992	11,065	#42
1993	10,176	#42
1994	8,838	#44
1995	8,166	#45
1996	7,896	#46
1997	7,744	#48
1998	7,712	#50
1999	7,205	#56
2000	7,316	#57
2001	7,224	#57
2002	7,028	#59
2003	7,102	#61
2004	6,768	#64
2005	5,997	#75
2006	6,643	#68
2007	6,243	#76
2008	5,471	#83
2009	4,339	#97
2010	3,743	#102
2011	3,190	#125
2012	2,776	#145
2013	2,202	#185
2014	2,125	#193
2015	1,894	#210
2016	1,670	#234
2017	1,481	#251
2018	1,325	#268
2019	1,128	#301
2020	975	#334
2021	900	#361
2022	803	#397
2023	740	#427
2024	726	#436

Year

Babies

Rank

1925

#3,685

1926

#4,735

1930

#3,541

1932

#4,209

1933

#3,237

1934

#2,927

1935

#2,230

1936

#2,159

1937

#2,075

1938

#1,680

1939

#1,571

1940

#1,128

1941

#1,168

1942

#1,002

1943

#978

1944

#945

1945

#912

1946

#895

1947

#705

1948

120

#620

1949

129

#603

1950

162

#536

1951

154

#551

1952

212

#483

1953

380

#356

1954

416

#352

1955

488

#336

1956

575

#309

1957

776

#271

1958

1,011

#248

1959

1,278

#219

1960

1,421

#202

1961

1,720

#177

1962

1,837

#171

1963

2,195

#151

1964

3,008

#118

1965

4,596

#79

1966

6,490

#50

1967

7,498

#44

1968

9,175

#37

1969

9,344

#37

1970

10,344

#37

1971

10,510

#36

1972

9,446

#33

1973

8,556

#36

1974

8,292

#37

1975

7,588

#40

1976

7,565

#42

1977

7,627

#43

1978

7,062

#45

1979

6,853

#49

1980

7,599

#48

1981

8,892

#44

1982

9,360

#44

1983

9,616

#44

1984

10,024

#43

1985

11,455

#38

1986

11,784

#37

1987

11,455

#40

1988

11,794

#38

1989

11,896

#39

1990

12,018

#37

1991

11,181

#40

1992

11,065

#42

1993

10,176

#42

1994

8,838

#44

1995

8,166

#45

1996

7,896

#46

1997

7,744

#48

1998

7,712

#50

1999

7,205

#56

2000

7,316

#57

2001

7,224

#57

2002

7,028

#59

2003

7,102

#61

2004

6,768

#64

2005

5,997

#75

2006

6,643

#68

2007

6,243

#76

2008

5,471

#83

2009

4,339

#97

2010

3,743

#102

2011

3,190

#125

2012

2,776

#145

2013

2,202

#185

2014

2,125

#193

2015

1,894

#210

2016

1,670

#234

2017

1,481

#251

2018

1,325

#268

2019

1,128

#301

2020

975

#334

2021

900

#361

2022

803

#397

2023

740

#427

2024

726

#436

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Sean in 2024

Other boys' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail