Sean

Given to 426,606 US babies since 1925

▼ Falling −37% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#11932
recorded as girls
#489
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
623
girls 7 · boys 616
Peak year
1986
11,784 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
426,606
since 1925

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sean was most popular in 1986, when 11,784 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 616 babies were named Sean, ranking #489 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1986 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sean was most popular in 1986, when 11,784 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 616 babies were named Sean, ranking #489 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.024681880192019602000Peak 1986

Sean was most popular in 1986, when 11,784 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 616 babies were named Sean, ranking #489 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 7 11932 616 489
2024 8 11122 730 435
2023 <5 — 741 427
2022 <5 — 803 397
2021 <5 — 900 362
2020 8 11090 976 334
2019 <5 — 1,128 301
2018 5 15682 1,325 268
2017 <5 — 1,481 251
2016 6 14331 1,671 233
2015 7 13006 1,895 210
2014 <5 — 2,125 193
2013 14 8135 2,203 185
2012 14 8208 2,777 145
2011 9 11181 3,192 125
2010 11 9790 3,743 102
2009 13 8888 4,339 97
2008 27 5279 5,471 83
2007 10 10818 6,244 76
2006 21 6125 6,643 68
2005 27 4828 5,997 75
2004 30 4492 6,769 64
2003 35 3869 7,102 61
2002 25 4767 7,028 59
2001 35 3703 7,224 57
2000 50 2854 7,316 57
1999 38 3313 7,205 56
1998 35 3426 7,712 50
1997 53 2450 7,744 48
1996 48 2591 7,896 46
1995 54 2394 8,167 45
1994 62 2167 8,838 44
1993 73 1922 10,176 42
1992 96 1600 11,065 42
1991 76 1857 11,182 40
1990 52 2374 12,018 37
1989 88 1587 11,895 39
1988 103 1376 11,794 38
1987 88 1470 11,455 40
1986 95 1360 11,784 37
1985 98 1339 11,455 38
1984 72 1565 10,024 43
1983 92 1311 9,615 44
1982 62 1769 9,359 44
1981 61 1809 8,893 44
1980 51 2043 7,596 48
1979 54 1917 6,850 49
1978 46 2050 7,059 45
1977 47 2026 7,625 43
1976 52 1794 7,565 42
1975 62 1586 7,582 40
1974 60 1578 8,290 37
1973 56 1622 8,553 36
1972 58 1578 9,444 33
1971 77 1376 10,510 36
1970 76 1369 10,341 37
1969 79 1259 9,346 37
1968 88 1147 9,172 37
1967 62 1399 7,496 44
1966 64 1368 6,490 50
1965 38 1854 4,594 79
1964 38 1918 3,010 118
1963 23 2543 2,196 151
1962 19 2814 1,837 171
1961 30 2150 1,720 177
1960 22 2573 1,421 202
1959 22 2458 1,279 218
1958 14 3232 1,011 247
1957 18 2727 775 271
1956 23 2321 575 309
1955 12 3377 488 336
1954 11 3490 416 351
1953 10 3687 380 356
1952 11 3372 212 480
1951 6 4833 154 546
1950 10 3423 162 535
1949 6 4673 129 601
1948 <5 — 120 617
1947 6 4764 97 702
1946 <5 — 55 890
1945 <5 — 50 899
1944 <5 — 47 935
1943 <5 — 48 969
1942 5 4622 45 991
1941 <5 — 33 1152
1940 <5 — 35 1107
1939 5 4250 19 1532
1938 <5 — 18 1613
1937 <5 — 13 1992
1936 <5 — 12 2062
1935 <5 — 12 2127
1934 <5 — 8 2742
1933 <5 — 7 3004
1932 <5 — 5 3776
1931 <5 — <5 —
1930 <5 — 7 3289
1929 <5 — <5 —
1928 <5 — <5 —
1927 <5 — <5 —
1926 <5 — 5 4201
1925 <5 — 7 3408

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Other spellings

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Where Sean is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years