Is Sean a boy or girl name?
Sean is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 726 boys were named Sean, so 1.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 425,998 US babies named Sean were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #436
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,943
- Babies named Sean since 1925
- 425,998
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 12,070 babies
Boys and girls named Sean, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 101 | 5 | 4.7% |
| 1940s | 659 | 17 | 2.5% |
| 1950s | 5,452 | 137 | 2.5% |
| 1960s | 47,284 | 463 | 1% |
| 1970s | 83,843 | 588 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 103,875 | 810 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 92,001 | 587 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 64,131 | 273 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 21,534 | 66 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 4,144 | 16 | 0.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 726 | #436 | 8 | #11,943 |
| 2023 | 740 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 803 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 900 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 975 | #334 | 8 | #11,965 |
| 2019 | 1,128 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,325 | #268 | 5 | #17,722 |
| 2017 | 1,481 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,670 | #234 | 6 | #15,924 |
| 2015 | 1,894 | #210 | 7 | #14,262 |
| 2014 | 2,125 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,202 | #185 | 14 | #8,508 |
| 2012 | 2,776 | #145 | 14 | #8,559 |
| 2011 | 3,190 | #125 | 9 | #11,991 |
| 2010 | 3,743 | #102 | 11 | #10,352 |
| 2009 | 4,339 | #97 | 13 | #9,306 |
| 2008 | 5,471 | #83 | 27 | #5,410 |
| 2007 | 6,243 | #76 | 10 | #11,488 |
| 2006 | 6,643 | #68 | 21 | #6,311 |
| 2005 | 5,997 | #75 | 27 | #4,937 |
| 2004 | 6,768 | #64 | 30 | #4,590 |
| 2003 | 7,102 | #61 | 35 | #3,937 |
| 2002 | 7,028 | #59 | 25 | #4,874 |
| 2001 | 7,224 | #57 | 35 | #3,769 |
| 2000 | 7,316 | #57 | 50 | #2,893 |
| 1999 | 7,205 | #56 | 38 | #3,366 |
| 1998 | 7,712 | #50 | 35 | #3,480 |
| 1997 | 7,744 | #48 | 53 | #2,471 |
| 1996 | 7,896 | #46 | 48 | #2,621 |
| 1995 | 8,166 | #45 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 1994 | 8,838 | #44 | 62 | #2,182 |
| 1993 | 10,176 | #42 | 73 | #1,937 |
| 1992 | 11,065 | #42 | 96 | #1,612 |
| 1991 | 11,181 | #40 | 76 | #1,872 |
| 1990 | 12,018 | #37 | 52 | #2,395 |
| 1989 | 11,896 | #39 | 88 | #1,599 |
| 1988 | 11,794 | #38 | 103 | #1,383 |
| 1987 | 11,455 | #40 | 88 | #1,483 |
| 1986 | 11,784 | #37 | 95 | #1,365 |
| 1985 | 11,455 | #38 | 98 | #1,347 |
| 1984 | 10,024 | #43 | 72 | #1,581 |
| 1983 | 9,616 | #44 | 92 | #1,315 |
| 1982 | 9,360 | #44 | 62 | #1,780 |
| 1981 | 8,892 | #44 | 61 | #1,827 |
| 1980 | 7,599 | #48 | 51 | #2,057 |
| 1979 | 6,853 | #49 | 54 | #1,944 |
| 1978 | 7,062 | #45 | 46 | #2,083 |
| 1977 | 7,627 | #43 | 47 | #2,051 |
| 1976 | 7,565 | #42 | 51 | #1,833 |
| 1975 | 7,588 | #40 | 62 | #1,600 |
| 1974 | 8,292 | #37 | 60 | #1,593 |
| 1973 | 8,556 | #36 | 57 | #1,619 |
| 1972 | 9,446 | #33 | 58 | #1,589 |
| 1971 | 10,510 | #36 | 77 | #1,386 |
| 1970 | 10,344 | #37 | 76 | #1,385 |
| 1969 | 9,344 | #37 | 79 | #1,264 |
| 1968 | 9,175 | #37 | 88 | #1,155 |
| 1967 | 7,498 | #44 | 62 | #1,412 |
| 1966 | 6,490 | #50 | 64 | #1,379 |
| 1965 | 4,596 | #79 | 38 | #1,881 |
| 1964 | 3,008 | #118 | 38 | #1,942 |
| 1963 | 2,195 | #151 | 23 | #2,602 |
| 1962 | 1,837 | #171 | 19 | #2,898 |
| 1961 | 1,720 | #177 | 30 | #2,190 |
| 1960 | 1,421 | #202 | 22 | #2,633 |
| 1959 | 1,278 | #219 | 22 | #2,503 |
| 1958 | 1,011 | #248 | 14 | #3,355 |
| 1957 | 776 | #271 | 18 | #2,807 |
| 1956 | 575 | #309 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1955 | 488 | #336 | 12 | #3,543 |
| 1954 | 416 | #352 | 11 | #3,676 |
| 1953 | 380 | #356 | 10 | #3,915 |
| 1952 | 212 | #483 | 11 | #3,522 |
| 1951 | 154 | #551 | 6 | #5,320 |
| 1950 | 162 | #536 | 10 | #3,631 |
| 1949 | 129 | #603 | 6 | #5,155 |
| 1948 | 120 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 97 | #705 | 6 | #5,206 |
| 1946 | 55 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 50 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 47 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 48 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 45 | #1,002 | 5 | #5,265 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,571 | 5 | #4,851 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,237 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,209 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,735 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,685 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sean reached #33 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #1,155 in 1968. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sean
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.