Sean as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sean

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The baby name Sean is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Shawn (IPA: /ʃɔːn/ or /ʃɑn/).

Sean is Irish in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: Irish

Pronunciation: Shawn (IPA: /ʃɔːn/ or /ʃɑn/)

What is the meaning of the name Sean ?

The baby name Sean is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Shawn (IPA: /ʃɔːn/ or /ʃɑn/).

Sean is Irish in Origin.

Sean is the Anglicized Irish form of Seán, the Gaelic equivalent of John, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan meaning “God is gracious.” Introduced to Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers as Jean/John in the 12th–13th centuries, the name was Gaelicized as Seán; the fada marks a long vowel, giving the familiar “shawn” pronunciation (s before e/i becomes sh in Irish).

Firmly established across medieval and early modern Ireland, Sean remained a staple through the 20th century and spread widely through the Irish diaspora, gaining broad popularity in Britain and North America from the 1960s onward. Principal variants include Seán (Irish), Sean (without accent), Shaun and Shawn (English phonetic spellings), and Shane (an Ulster Anglicization). Diminutives and pet forms include Seánín/Seanie; feminine forms include Shauna and Seána. Related names across languages are John, Jean, Ian, and Juan - all reflecting the same gracious meaning.

Sean has the following similar or variant Names

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Sean	Lennon	Yoko Ono	singer	★★★★★	John Lennon	film director	★★★★★
Sean	Hepburn Ferrer	Audrey Hepburn	model	★★★★★	Mel Ferrer	film director	★★★★★
Sean	Federline	Britney Spears	singer	★★★★★	Kevin Federline	television actor	★★★★★
Sean	Brosnan				Pierce Brosnan	television actor	★★★★★
Sean	Stone				Oliver Stone	film director	★★★★★
Sean	Douglas	Caroline McWilliams	film director	★★★★★	Michael Keaton	film director	★★★★★
Sean	Stewart	Alana Stewart	film director	★★★★★	Rod Stewart	singer	★★★★★
Sean	Flynn	Lili Damita	singer	★★★★★	Errol Flynn	film director	★★★★★
Sean	McEnroe	Tatum O'Neal	television actor	★★★★★	John McEnroe	tennis player	★★★★★
Sean	Michael Flynn	Jane Seymour	television actor	★★★★★
Sean	Astin	Patty Duke	television actor	★★★★★
Sean	Harmon	Pam Dawber	television actor	★★★★★	Mark Harmon	television actor	★★★★★
Sean	Lee	Agnes Moorehead	television actor	★★★★★

Sean – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2015	#1	—	429
KH		0	#3	1	102
KH	Boys	0	#8	2	270
BW		0	#15	5	960
FJ	Boys	0	#16	2	603
KR	Boys	0	#22	6	897
MT		0	#27	17	1,767
NA		0	#29	5	2,537
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
TW	Boys	0	#33	460	7,111
TW		0	#37	67	4,523
ID		0	#38	2	2,238
CN		0	#42	44	3,857
JM		0	#48	40	3,714
MO		0	#49	4	2,706
HN	Boys	0	#52	1	749
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
JP		0	#62	16	4,057
JM	Boys	0	#65	371	6,876
LU		0	#65	2	2,830
New Zealand	Boys	2007	#68	66	100
CN	Boys	0	#71	423	9,639
SG	Boys	0	#72	1,891	17,960
AL		0	#76	1	2,372
PH		0	#76	21	5,607
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
SG		0	#80	231	11,010
SI		0	#80	1	1,612
BG		0	#81	2	1,799
MT	Boys	0	#81	118	4,064
ZA		0	#82	507	14,421
QA		0	#89	12	7,011
BW	Boys	0	#97	53	4,685
ID	Girls	0	#101	2	3,319
OM		0	#101	16	6,215
GE	Boys	0	#110	1	2,055
BN	Girls	0	#114	1	5,459
BN	Boys	0	#117	17	6,332
CY	Boys	0	#118	12	3,473
KW		0	#119	3	5,216
Norway	Boys	2022	#120	4	434
CR		0	#125	34	5,526
EE	Boys	0	#125	1	2,087
ID	Boys	0	#131	5	4,130
MY		0	#132	221	12,352
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#133	5	1,769
MU		0	#136	2	3,613
PA		0	#137	2	3,797
AE		0	#142	36	10,220
BW	Girls	0	#149	3	4,216
LT	Boys	0	#150	2	2,166
RS	Boys	0	#153	2	2,277
PH	Boys	0	#157	279	11,440
MO	Boys	0	#160	64	5,842
ZA	Boys	0	#170	3,781	25,619
HU	Boys	0	#171	4	3,954
PR	Boys	0	#175	4	2,508
HR		0	#180	2	2,081
NA	Boys	0	#180	56	6,830
Sweden	Boys	2021	#181	3	1,578
Belgium	Boys	2016	#181	28	409
CZ		0	#181	6	3,154
UY		0	#182	1	2,477
DK		0	#192	12	5,198
LU	Boys	0	#193	26	4,970
RU		0	#193	2	3,641
PS		0	#201	18	5,692
HK	Boys	0	#205	594	12,905
SI	Boys	0	#209	3	3,402
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
BG	Boys	0	#217	4	3,850
JP	Boys	0	#223	75	7,909
IR		0	#226	6	4,221
AL	Girls	0	#227	1	4,141
DK	Boys	0	#228	98	7,401
MY	Boys	0	#235	1,966	25,439
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
BD		0	#241	1	5,992
Canada	Boys	2024	#242	65	2,588
MO	Girls	0	#242	10	7,056
NG		0	#243	22	5,926
EC	Boys	0	#245	2	3,322
JM	Girls	0	#245	15	7,507
GH		0	#247	2	5,396
AO	Boys	0	#248	2	5,568
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
PT		0	#249	2	4,161
IL		0	#250	25	6,291
HR	Boys	0	#252	8	3,997
GR	Boys	0	#265	9	6,912
SA		0	#274	22	10,560
CR	Boys	0	#276	260	10,188
CZ	Boys	0	#283	22	6,530
HK		0	#283	66	8,483
TW	Girls	0	#286	4	8,139
KZ	Boys	0	#288	9	6,578
Canada	Girls	2003	#289	5	2,527
GH	Boys	0	#299	47	8,138
AL	Boys	0	#300	4	5,122
QA	Girls	0	#307	10	15,378
IL	Boys	0	#309	376	10,983
MU	Boys	0	#321	37	8,477
PL	Boys	0	#322	14	6,459
PE		0	#327	3	6,350
PS	Boys	0	#341	224	10,655
NL		0	#346	46	2,481
CZ	Girls	0	#351	1	5,378
PT	Boys	0	#354	14	7,951
France	Boys	2021	#355	33	2,865
CN	Girls	0	#357	3	8,829
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
BR		0	#360	1	5,969
MU	Girls	0	#362	1	8,539
PH	Girls	0	#373	18	13,098
United States	Boys	2024	#386	726	7,044
JO	Boys	0	#386	4	7,057
YE		0	#396	3	8,639
Finland	Boys	0	#400	28	2,041
UY	Boys	0	#406	8	5,922
BO		0	#407	2	6,868
EG		0	#410	3	6,387
Germany		0	#422	16	2,542
OM	Girls	0	#422	3	15,987
Austria	Boys	0	#423	20	2,180
SD	Boys	0	#423	23	10,523
CL		0	#429	6	6,867
Spain		0	#436	17	2,326
MX		0	#442	4	8,339
PA	Boys	0	#445	37	9,305
NL	Boys	0	#457	640	5,873
RU	Boys	0	#471	35	12,621
AR	Boys	0	#475	9	7,628
GT	Boys	0	#494	6	7,625
KW	Girls	0	#502	14	19,177
CO		0	#508	3	7,768
CM	Boys	0	#512	39	12,054
BH		0	#517	37	17,937
PA	Girls	0	#518	1	9,861
RU	Girls	0	#519	5	11,913
IQ	Girls	0	#523	3	11,303
LY		0	#525	11	12,703
IR	Boys	0	#528	25	10,162
PS	Girls	0	#540	8	10,981
IR	Girls	0	#545	1	8,334
SG	Girls	0	#547	40	18,916
Finland	Boys	2026	#554	132	3,552
CM	Girls	0	#558	3	11,671
CR	Girls	0	#571	3	11,342
BO	Boys	0	#580	13	9,244
AE	Girls	0	#589	9	20,968
HK	Girls	0	#597	19	16,104
BD	Boys	0	#598	8	10,045
IL	Girls	0	#601	17	11,648
Germany	Boys	0	#617	368	5,697
CL	Boys	0	#618	48	13,390
QA	Boys	0	#620	88	18,093
IT		0	#640	75	4,183
IQ	Boys	0	#645	23	13,071
NG	Boys	0	#649	332	16,906
BO	Girls	0	#651	1	9,488
IN	Girls	0	#652	3	13,121
LB		0	#685	6	13,263
KW	Boys	0	#714	56	18,755
BR	Boys	0	#732	20	12,213
IT	Boys	0	#743	892	10,046
SY		0	#765	3	11,684
Spain	Boys	0	#767	165	5,610
NG	Girls	0	#767	20	15,093
OM	Boys	0	#807	75	17,948
PE	Boys	0	#808	71	14,506
TN		0	#811	19	13,765
CO	Boys	0	#842	79	15,656
AE	Boys	0	#858	236	22,615
EG	Boys	0	#858	29	15,035
MX	Boys	0	#904	79	16,355
United States	Girls	2024	#909	8	8,487
MY	Girls	0	#918	77	24,821
SA	Girls	0	#919	17	25,931
IN	Boys	0	#982	20	16,750
EG	Girls	0	#1,004	6	14,742
PE	Girls	0	#1,009	2	14,861
MA		0	#1,083	46	20,986
ZA	Girls	0	#1,099	43	25,928
DZ		0	#1,130	47	20,130
CO	Girls	0	#1,150	3	16,140
TR		0	#1,163	49	19,440
MX	Girls	0	#1,266	2	17,781
SA	Boys	0	#1,421	194	28,008
IT	Girls	0	#1,431	16	9,415

Sean is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

France

Norway

Canada

Switzerland

United States

Flanders, Belgium

Wallonia, Belgium

Sweden

Belgium

England & Wales, United Kingdom

Brussels, Belgium

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

New South Wales, Australia

New York City (Hispanic), United States

Germany

New Zealand

Austria