US rank #1922 Girls' name Peak 1980 7,310 births

Siobhan — #1922 US girls' name

7,310 babies named Siobhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1922
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Siobhan was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

282 babies were named Siobhan in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Siobhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,310 babies named Siobhan between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Siobhan currently holds the #1922 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 282 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Siobhan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,086 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Siobhan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,473 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Siobhan in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Siobhan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,310 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Siobhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,310

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

1980

282 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#1,922

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Siobhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
282
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Siobhan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
2,086 births that decade — 29% of Siobhan's all-time total
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Siobhan by state

Where Siobhan concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Siobhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,473 20.2%
#2 Massachusetts
809 11.1%
#3 California
787 10.8%
#4 New Jersey
387 5.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
349 4.8%
#6 Illinois
289 4.0%
#7 Texas
159 2.2%
#8 Florida
121 1.7%
New York share of Siobhan's total US births 20.2%
Even split

1,473 of 7,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Siobhan appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Siobhan?
7,310 babies have been named Siobhan since 1956. It currently ranks #1922 among girls. The peak year was 1980 with 282 births.
When was Siobhan most popular?
Siobhan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 2,086 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Siobhan most popular?
The top states for the name Siobhan are New York (1,473 births), Massachusetts (809 births), California (787 births).
How long has the name Siobhan been used?
Siobhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Siobhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Siomara, Siona, Sion, Siobahn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.