Seaborn vs Sean

Side-by-side comparison of Seaborn and Sean — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Seaborn

Boy name

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Name B

Sean

Boy name · Rank #436

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Metric Seaborn Sean
Current Rank Unranked #436
Total Births (all years) 526 423,036
Peak Year 1920 1990
Peak Year Births 21 12,018
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Seaborn Sean
1880ss 20 —
1890ss 15 —
1900ss 17 —
1910ss 94 —
1920ss 122 12
1930ss 89 101
1940ss 86 659
1950ss 39 5,452
1960ss 29 47,284
1970ss 10 83,843
1980ss — 103,875
1990ss 5 92,001
2000ss — 64,131
2010ss — 21,534
2020ss — 4,144

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Seaborn Sean
2014 — 2,125
2015 — 1,894
2016 — 1,670
2017 — 1,481
2018 — 1,325
2019 — 1,128
2020 — 975
2021 — 900
2022 — 803
2023 — 740
2024 — 726

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1882–1990.

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