Seann
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAWN
- Origin
- Hebrew
Seann is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Seann mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Sean; Irish form of John
“God is gracious”
The Irish form of John, which came to Ireland through the Norman French Jehan.
Meaning borrowed from Sean. More on Wiktionary.
Is Seann a girl's or a boy's name?
Seann is a boys' name.
How popular is Seann in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Seann in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seann in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Names like Seann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Kenan Brennan Keenan Conan Braden Kody Brayden Devin Finn Brody Ryan
Names related to Seann
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Seann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seann, updated 20 October 2026.