Sean

Irish variation of John

"God is gracious"

Sean Origin and Meaning

The name Sean is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "God is gracious".

Sean, after a long reign as one of the top Irish boys' names in the US, has now slipped as parents look to fresher Irish choices such as Liam and Aidan. In Ireland, Sean is still highly popular, but variation Senan, an Anglicized spelling of diminutive Seanan, is also stylish in Ireland. While Sean is the Irish form of John, Seanan and Senan may be thought of either as Sean diminutives or relatives of the Latin word "senator".

Sean Rank in US Top 1000

# 426 in the US

Sean Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 796 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sean

• 426 US 2023
• 796 Nameberry 2025
• 575 England 2023
• 88 Scotland 2012
• 89 Ireland 2020

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Famous People Named Sean

• Seán Mac Diarmada Irish revolutionary leader and signatory
• Sean Taro Ono Lennon American musician; son of musician John Lennon
• Sean John Combs aka Puffy aka Diddy American rapper and musician
• Sean Paul (born Ryan Francis Henriques) Jamaican rapper
• Sean Parker American cofounder of Napster and Facebook
• Sean Patrick Hayes American actor
• Sean Patrick Flanery American actor
• Sean Patrick Thomas American actor
• (Thomas) Sean Connery Scottish actor
• Sean Justin Penn American actor
• Shaun Mark "Sean" Bean English actor
• Sean Michael Spicer former US White House Press Secretary
• Sean Kingston (born Kisean Anderson) Jamaican musician
• (Patrick) Sean Payton American NFL football coach
• Sean Christopher Avery Canadian ice hockey player
• Sean Bonnette member of the American folk,punk band AJJ (formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad)
• Sean Lance Berdy American deaf actor & comedian
• Sean Patrick Astin American actor
• Sean Divine Jacobs American rapper
• Sean Anthony Frye American actor; brother of actress Soleil Moon Frye
• Sean Malto American pro skateboarder
• Sean Rio Flynn American actor
• Sean Paul Lockhart American model and actor
• Sean Harland Murray American actor
• Sean Fujiyoshi American YouTuber of NigaHiga
• Sean Patrick Hannity American TV commentator
• Sean "Jack" William McLoughlin Irish YouTuber
• Sean Gunn American actor
• Sean "Slug" Michael Daley American Rapper
• Sean Hepburn Ferrer (b. 1960) son of actress Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer
• Sean Rashad (b. 1970) son of NFL player Ahmad Rashad
• Sean Roderick Stewart (b. 1980) son of singer Rod Stewart
• Sean Maxwell Douglas (b. 1983) son of actor Michael Keaton
• Sean Christopher Ali Stone (b. 1984) son of film director Oliver Stone
• Sean Thomas Harmon (b. 1988) son of actor Mark Harmon
• Sean "SJ" Tuohy Jr. (b. 1993), son of Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy of "The Blind Side"
• Sean Faison Ince (b. 1997), son of actor Donald Faison
• Sean Preston Federline (b. 2005) son of singer Britney Spears & Kevin Federline
• Sean Fionn Murphy (b. 2015) son of Irish actor Timothy V. Murphy
• Sean McConville English professional footballer
• Sean Dowdell owner of Club Tattoo, former band member of Grey Daze

The name Sean in Pop Culture

• Sean Kendrick main character in The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
• Sean 'Bat' Dingling character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Sean McNamara main character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
• Sean Cameron character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Sean Cassidy aka Banshee character in X,Men comics
• Sean Potter character on TV's "Judging Amy"
• Sean Breslin character in movie "Horsemen"
• Sean Boswell main character in movie "The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift"
• Sean Kelly character on TV's "Scrubs"
• Sean Ackard character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Sean main character in two of the five Step Up dance movies