Sean - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Sean \sean\ is pronounced shon. It is of Irish origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "God is gracious", from the French Jean. Spread outside of Ireland only in the 20th century. Occasionally used in hyphenated names. Heavily influenced by actors Sean Connery and Sean Penn. Basketball player Shawn Kemp; actors Sean Hayes, Sean Astin, Sean Bean; musician and entrepreneur Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.

Sean has 7 variant forms: Sean-Carlo, Sean-Mark, Sean-Patrick, Shane, Shaughn, Shaun and Shawn.

Baby names that sound like Sean are Seann, Cian, Xan, Sion, Swen, Swain, Swayn, Syon and Zan.

Sean is a very popular male first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Sean. Click here to compare Sean with related baby names.