Sean Boy
How popular is Sean?
#489 boy name in 2025
616 baby boys were named Sean in the US in 2025, making it the 489th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
399,920living people named Sean (est.)
38median age of people named Sean
426,606babies named Sean since 1880
1 in 5,322US babies born in 2025
Sean popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #489 for boys (▼ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 616 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #210 in 2015, #334 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (12,018 boys) |
| Highest rank | #33 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Sean is most popular
Babies named Sean per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Massachusetts: 1.1 per 1,000 (146 boys)
- New Jersey: 1.0 per 1,000 (194 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.9 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- New Hampshire: 0.9 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Maryland: 0.8 per 1,000 (98 boys)
Sean by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | #3,406 |
| 1930s | 101 | #1,532 |
| 1940s | 659 | #600 |
| 1950s | 5,452 | #218 |
| 1960s | 47,282 | #37 |
| 1970s | 83,819 | #33 |
| 1980s | 103,870 | #37 |
| 1990s | 92,003 | #37 |
| 2000s | 64,133 | #57 |
| 2010s | 21,540 | #102 |
| 2020s | 4,766 | #334 |
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Questions
- Is Sean a boy or girl name?
- Sean is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sean were boys.
- How popular is the name Sean?
- 616 baby boys were named Sean in the US in 2025, making it the 489th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Sean most popular?
- Sean peaked in 1990, when 12,018 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #33 in 1972.
- How many people are named Sean?
- 426,606 babies have been named Sean in the US since 1880. We estimate about 399,920 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Sean most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sean was most common in Massachusetts, at 1.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.