Seona
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHOH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Seona is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Seona mean?
Hebrew: Scottish form of Seonag, a Gaelic feminine of John
“God is gracious”
An anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic Seonag, a feminine form of John.
Is Seona a girl's or a boy's name?
Seona is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seona in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 533% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Seona, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Seona in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Seona in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 2 | #6,264 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Seona in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Seona, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
2025 had the most girls named Seona of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Seona in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seona in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Seona
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Orla Maeva Sienna Luna Isla Ava Nova Dua Lyra Pippa Eliana Mila
Names related to Seona
More Hebrew names
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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, “Seona: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seona, updated 20 October 2026.