Pronunciation
Shan-awn
Meaning
Little old one
Alternate spellings
Senán; Senan
Fun fact
Sean means old, and án is a diminutive ending. Notice that this is sean without a fada, rather than Seán, the Irish form of John.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Seanán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
2025 ranking#829Among boy names
Babies named in 20253With this spelling
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #829 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | 3 | #779 |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | 6 | #506 |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | 3 | #715 |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 5 | #542 |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | 7 | #444 |
| 2007 | 7 | #404 |
| 2006 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2005 | 7 | #343 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 5 | #280 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
