Sean

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Sean is a given name of Irish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 425,998 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 423,036 as boys and 2,962 as girls. Sean gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1990 and has since declined significantly. It is the #166 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 734
2023 740
2022 803
2021 900
2020 983
2019 1,128
2018 1,330
2017 1,481
2016 1,676
2015 1,901
2014 2,125
2013 2,216
2012 2,790
2011 3,199
2010 3,754
2009 4,352
2008 5,498
2007 6,253
2006 6,664
2005 6,024
2004 6,798
2003 7,137
2002 7,053
2001 7,259
2000 7,366
1999 7,243
1998 7,747
1997 7,797
1996 7,944
1995 8,220
1994 8,900
1993 10,249
1992 11,161
1991 11,257
1990 12,070
1989 11,984
1988 11,897
1987 11,543
1986 11,879
1985 11,553
1984 10,096
1983 9,708
1982 9,422
1981 8,953
1980 7,650
1979 6,907
1978 7,108
1977 7,674
1976 7,616
1975 7,650
1974 8,352
1973 8,613
1972 9,504
1971 10,587
1970 10,420
1969 9,423
1968 9,263
1967 7,560
1966 6,554
1965 4,634
1964 3,046
1963 2,218
1962 1,856
1961 1,750
1960 1,443
1959 1,300
1958 1,025
1957 794
1956 598
1955 500
1954 427
1953 390
1952 223
1951 160
1950 172
1949 135
1948 120
1947 103
1946 55
1945 50
1944 47
1943 48
1942 50
1941 33
1940 35
1939 24
1938 18
1937 13
1936 12
1935 12
1934 8
1933 7
1932 5
1930 7
1926 5
1925 7