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 [ 1 syll. sea(n), se-an ] The boy name Sean is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is SHAON KEY. Sean is used chiefly in the English and Irish languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is Anglicized from Seán. The name Seanna (English) is the female form of Sean. The name Seán (Irish) and the name Shane (English and Irish) are variants of Sean. In addition, Sean is a variant of the name John (English) in the English and Irish languages. Other forms of Sean include the variant spellings Seann (Irish), Shaughn (English), Shaun (English and ), Shawn (English, Irish, and ), and Shon (English). Sean is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1940s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the height of its usage in 1986, 0.614% of baby boys were given the name Sean. It ranked at #37 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.250% and its ranking #83, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after John (English), within all boy names in its group. In 2008, the name was twice as popular as Sean. In the past century Sean has mostly been a boy name. Baby names that sound like Sean include Seán (Irish), Shaughn (English), Shaun (English), Shawn (English and Irish), Sahn (Vietnamese), Sam (English), Sem (English, Dutch, and German), Shan (English), Shane (English and Irish), Shayne (English), Shem (English and Yiddish), Shen (Chinese), Shon (English), Shone (English), Sim (English, German, and Scottish), Sion (Welsh), Siôn (Welsh), Sìm (Scottish), Stian (Scandinavian), and Swain (Scandinavian). Details of famous persons named Sean: KEY: Pronunciation for Sean: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
