Sean is a distinctive choice, ranked #615 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Sean in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#615
US Rank #489
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About the Name Sean
Sean has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 129 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #49 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 13 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Sean is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Sean in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #436, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Sean
Sean Williams — Sean or Shawn Williams may refer to: Sean Williams (author), Australian author Sean Williams (basketball), American basketball player Sean Williams (cricketer), Zimbabwean all-rounder Sean Williams (entrepreneur), British entrepreneur Sean Williams…
Sean Pertwee — Sean Carl Roland Pertwee is an English actor, narrator and producer.
Sean Miller — Sean Edward Miller is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as head coach at the University of Texas at Austin.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sean
Unlikely. With around 61 UK babies named Sean per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sean in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sean is declining: down 106 places since 2020, to #615 in 2025. It peaked at #49 in 1996.
Sean is more popular in the US (#436) than in the UK (#638). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Sean include: Sean Pertwee, Sean Miller and Sean Hayes. Short summaries for each appear below.
Sean appears in the US top 500 at #436 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
61
UK babies named Sean (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 106 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sean
Almost certainly the only Sean in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Sean
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sean or Shawn Williams may refer to: Sean Williams (author), Australian author Sean Williams (basketball), American basketball player Sean Williams (cricketer), Zimbabwean all-rounder Sean Williams (entrepreneur), British entrepreneur Sean Williams (ethnomusicologist), American college professor Sean Williams (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey center Sean Price Williams, American cinematographer Shawn Williams (lacrosse), Canadian lacrosse player Shawn Williams (American football), American football player Shawn Williams, 7-year-old child murdered in 1993.
Sean Kanan is an American actor, producer, author, and martial artist, best known for his portrayals of Mike Barnes (in The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai), A.