Pronunciation
Shiv-awn
Meaning
God is gracious
Alternate spellings
Siobhan; Joan; Johanna
Fun fact
Siobhán came into Irish use through Anglo-Norman influence. It belongs to the same wider name family as Seán, so there's a connection between the two even though they sound quite different. Traditionally it has a fada over the a, but you'll see it left off too.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Siobhán, 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.
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.
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| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #483 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | 10 | #364 |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | 8 | #464 |
| 2020 | 6 | #544 |
| 2019 | 3 | #871 |
| 2018 | 8 | #474 |
| 2017 | 10 | #396 |
| 2016 | 18 | #254 |
| 2015 | 17 | #291 |
| 2014 | 19 | #264 |
| 2013 | 26 | #216 |
| 2012 | 28 | #199 |
| 2011 | 34 | #170 |
| 2010 | 33 | #184 |
| 2009 | 39 | #158 |
| 2008 | 29 | #194 |
| 2007 | 42 | #144 |
| 2006 | 43 | #125 |
| 2005 | 44 | #117 |
| 2004 | 55 | #97 |
| 2003 | 51 | #100 |
| 2002 | 56 | #87 |
| 2001 | 78 | #65 |
| 2000 | 64 | #74 |
| 1999 | 60 | #76 |
| 1998 | 79 | #50 |
| 1997 | 100 | #57 |
| 1996 | 118 | #48 |
| 1995 | 126 | #49 |
| 1994 | 124 | #45 |
| 1993 | 133 | #45 |
| 1992 | 156 | #37 |
| 1991 | 174 | #33 |
| 1990 | 191 | #32 |
| 1989 | 198 | #25 |
| 1988 | 199 | #26 |
| 1987 | 271 | #23 |
| 1986 | 225 | #29 |
| 1985 | 228 | #34 |
| 1984 | 244 | #30 |
| 1983 | 258 | #29 |
| 1982 | 302 | #28 |
| 1981 | 318 | #26 |
| 1980 | 314 | #33 |
| 1979 | 281 | #35 |
| 1978 | 304 | #30 |
| 1977 | 283 | #30 |
| 1976 | 314 | #26 |
| 1975 | 340 | #21 |
| 1974 | 301 | #26 |
| 1973 | 332 | #21 |
| 1972 | 319 | #22 |
| 1971 | 401 | #15 |
| 1970 | 312 | #21 |
| 1969 | 295 | #22 |
| 1968 | 226 | #29 |
| 1967 | 242 | #31 |
| 1966 | 242 | #31 |
| 1965 | 247 | #34 |
| 1964 | 207 | #35 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.