Seonaidh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAW-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Seonaidh is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Seonaidh mean?
Hebrew: Scottish Gaelic pet form of Seon, John
“God is gracious”
A Scottish Gaelic pet form of John, comparable to Johnny.
Is Seonaidh a girl's or a boy's name?
Seonaidh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seonaidh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 90% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Seonaidh, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
2025 had the most boys named Seonaidh of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Seonaidh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were given Seonaidh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,396, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Seanie 10
- Seonaidh 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 441st in Scotland.
Seonaidh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 2 | #6,253 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 2 | #4,101 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
Names like Seonaidh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Finn, Rowan, Kayden, Eden, Conan, Lochlan, Ronan, Caelan, Darragh, Cody, Callan
Other spellings of Seonaidh
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Seonaidh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seonaidh, updated 20 October 2026.