Seana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAW-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
Seana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Seana mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Seanna; feminine of Sean, the Irish form of John
“God is gracious”
A modern feminine of Sean, which reached Irish from Norman French Jehan, a form of John.
Meaning borrowed from Seanna.
Is Seana a girl's or a boy's name?
Seana is a girls' name.
How popular is Seana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Seana in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Seana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 24 | #987 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 20 | #1,123 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Seana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1969, with 62 girls. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the girls named Seana in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 40 | #3,364 |
| 2000 | 42 | #3,212 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 39 | #2,895 |
| 1989 | 40 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 55 | #2,088 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 43 | #2,343 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 35 | #2,551 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,066 |
| 1980 | 33 | #2,749 |
| 1979 | 32 | #2,724 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,938 |
| 1977 | 39 | #2,307 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,883 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,935 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,801 |
| 1973 | 40 | #2,019 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,523 |
| 1971 | 41 | #2,035 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,681 |
| 1969 | 62 | #1,499 |
| 1968 | 56 | #1,519 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,783 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,766 |
| 1965 | 32 | #2,064 |
| 1964 | 22 | #2,674 |
| 1963 | 22 | #2,618 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
Names like Seana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Seana
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Seana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seana, updated 20 October 2026.