Jarrod vs Sean
Jarrod and Seancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1999, Jarrod was ranked #76 and Sean #31 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2001, Jarrod was ranked #78 and Sean #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Jarrod was ranked #4275 and Sean #615 among boys in England and Wales.
Jarrod and Sean over time
Jarrod and Sean appear together in 3 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Sean held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jarrod in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sean reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Jarrod in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jarrod and Sean changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1988 and 2001, ending at #78 and #69.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jarrod #490 in 1998, Sean #49 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025
Jarrod held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sean in 27.
Highest recorded here: Jarrod #490 in 1998, Sean #49 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jarrod #4275, Sean #615.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys13 shared years, 1988–2001
Jarrod held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Sean in 9.
Highest recorded here: Jarrod #51 in 1994, Sean #42 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Jarrod #78, Sean #69.
New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 1977–1999
Jarrod held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sean in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jarrod #68 in 1993, Sean #28 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Jarrod #76, Sean #31.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jarrod | Sean |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Irish form of John, ultimately carrying the meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' via its Hebrew ancestry. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish, Anglicised form of Sean, via Hebrew John |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ʃɔːn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sean has a recorded origin (Irish, Anglicised form of Sean, via Hebrew John); Jarrod does not have one recorded yet.
- Jarrod has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sean.
- A meaning is recorded for Sean; Jarrod doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Jarrod
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #96 among boys in New Zealand in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2001
Highest recorded position: #51 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1988–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sean
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys