Masculine dossier · first seen 1925

Sean

Endangered Down 94.9% from peak
Peak era
1990
Peak births
12,018
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
1925Peak 19902025
peak 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Sean

How many people are named Sean?

An estimated 402,258 living Americans are named Sean.

How rare is Sean?

Sean is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 616 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.9% from its 1990 peak.

How old is the typical Sean?

The median age of a living American named Sean is approximately 38 years, with most bearers falling between 28 and 50 years old.

Is Sean still popular?

No. Sean is endangered as a baby name, down 94.9% from its 1990 peak with 616 births in 2025.

Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
94.9%
2025
616
All-time
423,637

Sean took 69 years to reach 23 states. A slow burn from California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York outward.

Broke out: California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, 1955 · over-represented in 23 states over 69 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: broke out 1973 AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: broke out 1955 CA Colorado: broke out 1966 CO Connecticut: broke out 1956 CT Delaware: broke out 1971 DE District of Columbia: broke out 1957 DC Florida: broke out 2024 FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: broke out 1965 HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: broke out 1999 ME Maryland: broke out 1972 MD Massachusetts: broke out 1955 MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: broke out 1981 MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: broke out 1964 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1966 NH New Jersey: broke out 1955 NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: broke out 1955 NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: broke out 1961 OR Pennsylvania: broke out 1990 PA Rhode Island: broke out 1964 RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: broke out 1970 VT Virginia: broke out 2011 VA Washington: broke out 1961 WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: broke out 1975 WY