Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Origin: IrishSean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name Yohanan, Seán and Séan, rendered John in English and JohannesThe Norman French Jehan is another version.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sean yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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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 |
