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Sean name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sean ranks #489 in male records (616 reported) and #12,971 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#12,971 · 7 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 1 female records (8 to 7); rank moved from #11,985 to #12,971.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
No published 2021 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#489 · 616 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 114 male records (730 to 616); rank moved from #435 to #489.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 284 male records (900 to 616); rank moved from #362 to #489.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,671 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Sean becoming more popular?

Sean's reported male count decreased by 114 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #435 to #489. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sean in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SeanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,6710201620252016: 6 female records2018: 5 female records2020: 8 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 7 female records2016: 1,671 male records2017: 1,481 male records2018: 1,325 male records2019: 1,128 male records2020: 976 male records2021: 900 male records2022: 803 male records2023: 741 male records2024: 730 male records2025: 616 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025712,971616489
2024811,985730435
2023——741427
2022——803397
2021——900362
2020811,973976334
2019——1,128301
2018517,7271,325268
2017——1,481251
2016615,9281,671234

Questions about Sean’s popularity

How common is Sean in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sean ranks #489 in male records (616 reported) and #12,971 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sean?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sean only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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