Seadhna
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAYD-na
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Seadhna is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Seadhna mean?
Irish: old Irish name, also spelled Seadna
Seadna is the title of Peadar Ua Laoghaire's 1904 Irish-language novel about a shoemaker who bargains with the devil.
Is Seadhna a girl's or a boy's name?
Seadhna is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seadhna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Seadhna, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 344th in Northern Ireland.
Seadhna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
Names like Seadhna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Rowan Connla Conan Rian Brody Callan Conlan Rory Kody Caelan
More Irish names
Oscar Maeve Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Lennon Cillian Kevin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Seadhna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seadhna, updated 20 October 2026.