Boy · Hebrew, through Norman French
Seán
Say it: SHAWN
Meaning
Irish form of John from Norman French Jehan; ultimately Hebrew 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States
- 422,852 babies given this name since 1925
- At its height in 1986, about 1 in 156 boys
- 964 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Seaghán
| English | John |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic | Iain |
| Cornish | Jowan |
Famous bearers
- Seán O'Casey, Irish playwright
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.