Trend of the Popularity of Sean as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 616 male babies that were named Sean in the US, which was 0.04% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Sean peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 12,018 babies, which was 0.59% of the total male babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Sean, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Sean.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Sean in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Sean in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Sean from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Sean as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	7596	0.43
1981	8893	0.50
1982	9359	0.52
1983	9615	0.54
1984	10024	0.56
1985	11455	0.62
1986	11784	0.64
1987	11455	0.61
1988	11794	0.62
1989	11895	0.59
1990	12018	0.59
1991	11182	0.55
1992	11065	0.55
1993	10176	0.52
1994	8838	0.46
1995	8167	0.43
1996	7896	0.42
1997	7744	0.41
1998	7712	0.40
1999	7205	0.38
2000	7316	0.37
2001	7224	0.37
2002	7028	0.36
2003	7102	0.36
2004	6769	0.34
2005	5997	0.30
2006	6643	0.32
2007	6244	0.30
2008	5471	0.27
2009	4339	0.22
2010	3743	0.20
2011	3192	0.17
2012	2777	0.15
2013	2203	0.12
2014	2125	0.11
2015	1895	0.10
2016	1671	0.09
2017	1481	0.08
2018	1325	0.07
2019	1128	0.06
2020	976	0.06
2021	900	0.05
2022	803	0.05
2023	741	0.04
2024	730	0.04
2025	616	0.04