Sean remains a common boys' name (#489 in 2025), down from a peak of #33 in 1972.
Sean is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #489 among boys (616) and #12,971 among girls (7) — overall #979 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 623 | 623 | #12,971 | #489 |
| 2024 | 738 | 738 | #11,985 | #435 |
| 2023 | 741 | 741 | — | #427 |
| 2022 | 803 | 803 | — | #397 |
| 2021 | 900 | 905 | — | #362 |
| 2020 | 984 | 984 | #11,973 | #334 |
| 2019 | 1,128 | 1,128 | — | #301 |
| 2018 | 1,330 | 1,330 | #17,727 | #268 |
| 2017 | 1,481 | 1,481 | — | #251 |
| 2016 | 1,677 | 1,682 | #15,928 | #234 |
| 2015 | 1,902 | 1,912 | #14,268 | #210 |
| 2014 | 2,125 | 2,125 | — | #193 |
| 2013 | 2,217 | 2,217 | #8,509 | #185 |
| 2012 | 2,791 | 2,796 | #8,559 | #145 |
| 2011 | 3,201 | 3,212 | #11,991 | #125 |
| 2010 | 3,754 | 3,768 | #10,355 | #102 |
| 2009 | 4,352 | 4,364 | #9,306 | #97 |
| 2008 | 5,498 | 5,521 | #5,410 | #83 |
| 2007 | 6,254 | 6,280 | #11,489 | #76 |
| 2006 | 6,664 | 6,694 | #6,312 | #68 |
| 2005 | 6,024 | 6,041 | #4,939 | #75 |
| 2004 | 6,799 | 6,833 | #4,591 | #64 |
| 2003 | 7,137 | 7,164 | #3,937 | #61 |
| 2002 | 7,053 | 7,079 | #4,876 | #59 |
| 2001 | 7,259 | 7,282 | #3,769 | #57 |
| 2000 | 7,366 | 7,387 | #2,893 | #57 |
| 1999 | 7,243 | 7,266 | #3,366 | #56 |
| 1998 | 7,747 | 7,768 | #3,480 | #50 |
| 1997 | 7,797 | — | #2,471 | #48 |
| 1996 | 7,944 | — | #2,621 | #46 |
| 1995 | 8,221 | — | #2,416 | #45 |
| 1994 | 8,900 | — | #2,182 | #44 |
| 1993 | 10,249 | — | #1,937 | #42 |
| 1992 | 11,161 | — | #1,612 | #42 |
| 1991 | 11,258 | — | #1,871 | #40 |
| 1990 | 12,070 | — | #2,395 | #37 |
| 1989 | 11,983 | — | #1,599 | #39 |
| 1988 | 11,897 | — | #1,382 | #38 |
| 1987 | 11,543 | — | #1,483 | #40 |
| 1986 | 11,879 | — | #1,365 | #37 |
| 1985 | 11,553 | — | #1,347 | #38 |
| 1984 | 10,096 | — | #1,581 | #43 |
| 1983 | 9,707 | — | #1,315 | #44 |
| 1982 | 9,421 | — | #1,780 | #44 |
| 1981 | 8,954 | — | #1,827 | #44 |
| 1980 | 7,647 | — | #2,058 | #48 |
| 1979 | 6,904 | — | #1,944 | #49 |
| 1978 | 7,105 | — | #2,083 | #45 |
| 1977 | 7,672 | — | #2,051 | #43 |
| 1976 | 7,617 | — | #1,815 | #42 |
| 1975 | 7,644 | — | #1,601 | #40 |
| 1974 | 8,350 | — | #1,593 | #37 |
| 1973 | 8,609 | — | #1,642 | #36 |
| 1972 | 9,502 | — | #1,589 | #33 |
| 1971 | 10,587 | — | #1,386 | #36 |
| 1970 | 10,417 | — | #1,385 | #37 |
| 1969 | 9,425 | — | #1,264 | #37 |
| 1968 | 9,260 | — | #1,154 | #37 |
| 1967 | 7,558 | — | #1,412 | #44 |
| 1966 | 6,554 | — | #1,379 | #50 |
| 1965 | 4,632 | — | #1,881 | #79 |
| 1964 | 3,048 | — | #1,942 | #118 |
| 1963 | 2,219 | — | #2,602 | #151 |
| 1962 | 1,856 | — | #2,897 | #171 |
| 1961 | 1,750 | — | #2,191 | #177 |
| 1960 | 1,443 | — | #2,633 | #202 |
| 1959 | 1,301 | — | #2,502 | #219 |
| 1958 | 1,025 | — | #3,355 | #249 |
| 1957 | 793 | — | #2,807 | #271 |
| 1956 | 598 | — | #2,376 | #309 |
| 1955 | 500 | — | #3,542 | #336 |
| 1954 | 427 | — | #3,677 | #352 |
| 1953 | 390 | — | #3,915 | #356 |
| 1952 | 223 | — | #3,522 | #483 |
| 1951 | 160 | — | #5,319 | #551 |
| 1950 | 172 | — | #3,632 | #536 |
| 1949 | 135 | — | #5,155 | #603 |
| 1948 | 120 | — | — | #620 |
| 1947 | 103 | — | #5,206 | #705 |
| 1946 | 55 | — | — | #895 |
| 1945 | 50 | — | — | #912 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | — | #945 |
| 1943 | 48 | — | — | #978 |
| 1942 | 50 | — | #5,266 | #1,002 |
| 1941 | 33 | — | — | #1,168 |
| 1940 | 35 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1939 | 24 | — | #4,851 | #1,571 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | — | #2,075 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,159 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | — | #2,230 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,927 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,237 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,211 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,541 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,735 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | — | #3,685 |