Sean
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #489 for boys in 2025, 616 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1972 · 9,444 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 45 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 423,637since 1925
Sean over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #489 | 616 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #435 | 730 |
| 2023 | — | #427 | 741 | |
| 2022 | — | #397 | 803 | |
| 2021 | — | #362 | 900 | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #334 | 976 |
| 2019 | — | #301 | 1,128 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #268 | 1,325 |
| 2017 | — | #251 | 1,481 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #233 | 1,671 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #210 | 1,895 |
| 2014 | — | #193 | 2,125 | |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #185 | 2,203 |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | #145 | 2,777 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #125 | 3,192 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #102 | 3,743 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #97 | 4,339 |
| 2008 | #5,279 | 27 | #83 | 5,471 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #76 | 6,244 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | #68 | 6,643 |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | #75 | 5,997 |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 | #64 | 6,769 |
| 2003 | #3,869 | 35 | #61 | 7,102 |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | #59 | 7,028 |
| 2001 | #3,703 | 35 | #57 | 7,224 |
| 2000 | #2,854 | 50 | #57 | 7,316 |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | #56 | 7,205 |
| 1998 | #3,426 | 35 | #50 | 7,712 |
| 1997 | #2,450 | 53 | #48 | 7,744 |
| 1996 | #2,591 | 48 | #46 | 7,896 |
| 1995 | #2,394 | 54 | #45 | 8,167 |
| 1994 | #2,167 | 62 | #44 | 8,838 |
| 1993 | #1,922 | 73 | #42 | 10,176 |
| 1992 | #1,600 | 96 | #42 | 11,065 |
| 1991 | #1,857 | 76 | #40 | 11,182 |
| 1990 | #2,374 | 52 | #37 | 12,018 |
| 1989 | #1,587 | 88 | #39 | 11,895 |
| 1988 | #1,376 | 103 | #38 | 11,794 |
| 1987 | #1,470 | 88 | #40 | 11,455 |
| 1986 | #1,360 | 95 | #37 | 11,784 |
| 1985 | #1,339 | 98 | #38 | 11,455 |
| 1984 | #1,565 | 72 | #43 | 10,024 |
| 1983 | #1,311 | 92 | #44 | 9,615 |
| 1982 | #1,769 | 62 | #44 | 9,359 |
| 1981 | #1,809 | 61 | #44 | 8,893 |
| 1980 | #2,043 | 51 | #48 | 7,596 |
| 1979 | #1,917 | 54 | #49 | 6,850 |
| 1978 | #2,050 | 46 | #45 | 7,059 |
| 1977 | #2,026 | 47 | #43 | 7,625 |
| 1976 | #1,794 | 52 | #42 | 7,565 |
| 1975 | #1,586 | 62 | #40 | 7,582 |
| 1974 | #1,578 | 60 | #37 | 8,290 |
| 1973 | #1,622 | 56 | #36 | 8,553 |
| 1972 | #1,578 | 58 | #33 | 9,444 |
| 1971 | #1,376 | 77 | #36 | 10,510 |
| 1970 | #1,369 | 76 | #37 | 10,341 |
| 1969 | #1,259 | 79 | #37 | 9,346 |
| 1968 | #1,147 | 88 | #37 | 9,172 |
| 1967 | #1,399 | 62 | #44 | 7,496 |
| 1966 | #1,368 | 64 | #50 | 6,490 |
| 1965 | #1,854 | 38 | #79 | 4,594 |
| 1964 | #1,918 | 38 | #118 | 3,010 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #151 | 2,196 |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 | #171 | 1,837 |
| 1961 | #2,150 | 30 | #177 | 1,720 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | #202 | 1,421 |
| 1959 | #2,458 | 22 | #218 | 1,279 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #247 | 1,011 |
| 1957 | #2,727 | 18 | #271 | 775 |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | #309 | 575 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #336 | 488 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #351 | 416 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #356 | 380 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #480 | 212 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #546 | 154 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #535 | 162 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #601 | 129 |
| 1948 | — | #617 | 120 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #702 | 97 |
| 1946 | — | #890 | 55 | |
| 1945 | — | #899 | 50 | |
| 1944 | — | #935 | 47 | |
| 1943 | — | #969 | 48 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #991 | 45 |
| 1941 | — | #1,152 | 33 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,107 | 35 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,532 | 19 |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,127 | 12 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,742 | 8 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
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| 1930 | — | #3,289 | 7 | |
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| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,408 | 7 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Sean! It came in at #3,408, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1926–1929, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Sean is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#19 · 1 in 79
- New Jersey#25 · 1 in 97
- Massachusetts#26 · 1 in 86
- New Hampshire#27 · 1 in 92
- New York#27 · 1 in 124
Best ever in a state: #16 in Hawaii, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #19 | 87 | 1 in 79 |
| New Jersey | #25 | 566 | 1 in 97 |
| Massachusetts | #26 | 506 | 1 in 86 |
| New Hampshire | #27 | 87 | 1 in 92 |
| New York | #27 | 1,084 | 1 in 124 |
| Maryland | #30 | 289 | 1 in 111 |
| Delaware | #31 | 46 | 1 in 102 |
| Nevada | #31 | 73 | 1 in 109 |
| Pennsylvania | #31 | 746 | 1 in 109 |
| Wyoming | #31 | 24 | 1 in 101 |
| Colorado | #32 | 216 | 1 in 112 |
| Florida | #32 | 626 | 1 in 143 |
| Rhode Island | #32 | 65 | 1 in 101 |
| Arizona | #33 | 230 | 1 in 132 |
| California | #33 | 1,644 | 1 in 163 |
| District of Columbia | #33 | 80 | 1 in 164 |
| Washington | #33 | 288 | 1 in 118 |
| Connecticut | #34 | 198 | 1 in 112 |
| Oregon | #34 | 166 | 1 in 117 |
| New Mexico | #35 | 79 | 1 in 147 |
| Illinois | #36 | 585 | 1 in 148 |
| Vermont | #37 | 28 | 1 in 122 |
| Montana | #38 | 40 | 1 in 115 |
| Virginia | #39 | 287 | 1 in 146 |
| Nebraska | #41 | 80 | 1 in 137 |
| Michigan | #43 | 445 | 1 in 156 |
| Alaska | #44 | 30 | 1 in 145 |
| Maine | #45 | 54 | 1 in 141 |
| Idaho | #48 | 39 | 1 in 172 |
| Kansas | #49 | 97 | 1 in 176 |
| Ohio | #49 | 471 | 1 in 166 |
| Oklahoma | #49 | 115 | 1 in 179 |
| Iowa | #50 | 106 | 1 in 172 |
| Minnesota | #51 | 170 | 1 in 186 |
| Wisconsin | #51 | 164 | 1 in 202 |
| Missouri | #52 | 211 | 1 in 179 |
| South Dakota | #53 | 27 | 1 in 173 |
| Georgia | #54 | 196 | 1 in 252 |
| Louisiana | #54 | 124 | 1 in 257 |
| Indiana | #55 | 193 | 1 in 205 |
| South Carolina | #57 | 89 | 1 in 265 |
| Kentucky | #58 | 94 | 1 in 260 |
| Utah | #58 | 85 | 1 in 195 |
| Tennessee | #59 | 126 | 1 in 275 |
| North Carolina | #60 | 174 | 1 in 266 |
| Texas | #62 | 546 | 1 in 271 |
| North Dakota | #64 | 22 | 1 in 211 |
| Arkansas | #66 | 55 | 1 in 279 |
| West Virginia | #67 | 34 | 1 in 302 |
| Alabama | #83 | 65 | 1 in 416 |
| Mississippi | #83 | 43 | 1 in 399 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sean
- 54 spots since 2024 (#435 → #489)
- 155 spots since 2020 (#334 → #489)
- 279 spots since 2015 (#210 → #489)
- Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1947 (#890 → #702)
- Biggest drop: 54 spots in 2025 (#435 → #489)
- Debuted 1925
- Peaked 1972 at #33 (9,444 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 37 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1965–2009
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1942–2025
- Highest: 1 in 156 boys born in 1986 were named Sean (0.64%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,773 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #33 in 1972, was only 1 in 172 (0.58%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.5% of all boys named Sean (103,870) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | #3,408 (1925) | #3,805 |
| 1930s | 101 | #1,532 (1939) | #2,460 |
| 1940s | 659 | #601 (1949) | #886 |
| 1950s | 5,452 | #218 (1959) | #365 |
| 1960s | 47,282 | #37 (1969) | #107 |
| 1970s | 83,819 | #33 (1972) | #40 |
| 1980s | 103,870 | #37 (1986) | #42 |
| 1990s | 92,003 | #37 (1990) | #45 |
| 2000s | 64,133 | #57 (2000) | #70 |
| 2010s | 21,540 | #102 (2010) | #201 |
| 2020s | 4,766 | #334 (2020) | #407 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sean in 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 20,949 of them was named Sean, which outranked 89.1% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,574Shoshana89
- #1,574Tatianna89
- #1,574Tawana89
- #1,587Sean88
- #1,587America88
- #1,587Angelita88
- #1,587Annabelle88
- #1,600Aleesha87
- #1,600Alyce87
- #1,600Anisha87
Tied with 12 names at #1,587; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 168 of them was named Sean, which outranked 99.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.