Seon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SUHN
- Origin
- Korean
Seon is a boys' name of Korean origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Seon mean?
Korean: Sino-Korean syllable whose meaning depends on the hanja used
It can also be a respelling of the Irish name Sean.
Is Seon a girl's or a boy's name?
Seon is a boys' name.
How popular is Seon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Seon in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
Names like Seon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Sean Simon Logan Dylan Seth Brayden Simeon Brennan Shane Quinn Sage
Names related to Seon
More Korean names
Jae Nari Tae Ho Joon Yoona Nabi Yena Sarang Jimin Hyun Sua Dae Ki Korea Mi
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, “Seon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seon, updated 20 October 2026.