Sean vs Todd
Sean and Toddcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2012, Sean was ranked #4 and Todd #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Sean was ranked #18 and Todd #307 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1994, Sean was ranked #33 and Todd #96 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1992, Sean was ranked #45 and Todd #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Sean was ranked #638 and Todd #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
Sean and Todd over time
Sean and Todd appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Sean held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Todd in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Sean and Todd changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1964 and 1992, ending at #45 and #83.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Sean and Todd averaged 17.6 places apart, ending at #45 and #83.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Sean #49 in 1996, Todd #202 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Sean held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Todd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sean #49 in 1996, Todd #202 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Sean #638, Todd #1675.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys29 shared years, 1964–1992
Sean held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Todd in 2.
Highest recorded here: Sean #29 in 1967, Todd #55 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Sean #45, Todd #83.
New Zealand · Boys17 shared years, 1966–1994
Sean held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Todd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sean #33 in 1994, Todd #71 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Sean #33, Todd #96.
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 | Sean | Todd |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The Irish form of John, ultimately carrying the meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' via its Hebrew ancestry. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish, Anglicised form of Sean, via Hebrew John | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʃɔːn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1675 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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); Todd does not have one recorded yet.
- Sean and Todd both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Sean; Todd doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
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 #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Todd
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1964–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys