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Sean (girl)

What does Sean mean?

Sean Pronunciation of Sean as a name for girls (also used more commonly as boys' name Sean). Sean means "God's grace". Sean is a variant form of Shawna (English, Irish, Gaelic): feminine variation of Sean.

STARTS WITH Se-

ASSOCIATED WITH grace

Variations

VARIANT Shaun

RELATIONS VIA SHAWNA Seana, Seanna, Shana, Shanna, Shauna, Shawni, Siana, Sianna

MASCULINE FORMS Eoin, John, Shane, Shawn

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sean Skylah (S.S.), ..

How popular is Sean?

Sean is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2556 out of 4276, Top 60%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#31492 out of 150436, Top 21%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Sean entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its highest rank of #1527 in the U.S. in the 1980s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Sean name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Sean outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Seanna, Shana, Shanna, Shaun, Shauna and Shawna are the prominent variation forms of Sean ranked in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Seana, are uncommon. These forms of Sean reached the top of their popularity in the 1970s (ADOPTION OF 0.3%), but now, versions such as Shana have become less in vogue.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Sean, Seanna, Shana, Shanna, Shaun in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shauna, Shawna in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Shauna outside U.S.

Similar Names

Sean is alike in pronunciation to Shaine, Shan, Shan-, Shane, Shayan, Shayne, Shene, Shone and Shyann. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adan, Aeran, Devan, Dian, Dwan, Dyan, Elan, Eman, Evan, Fan, Fran, Ilean, Iman, Jan, Jean, Joan, Lean, Megan, Nan, Regan, Rian, Ryan, Sal, Sam, San, Sana, Saran, Seara, Season, Sela, Sena, Sera, Serah, Sha-, Shae, Shani, Shay, Shea, Sheran, Sian, Sloan, Star, Staz, Sueann, Suesan, Susan, Suzan and Van. These names tend to be less frequently used than Sean.

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