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Sean-Paul

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sean-Paul: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2006–2010

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2006 to 2010, ranging from #3744 to #4678.2006200720092010#3744#4678
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2006#4052
2007#4333
2009#3744
2010#4678

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Northern Ireland in 5 of the 13 years from 1997 to 2009.

In 2009: #390 among boys in Northern Ireland, #3744 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 19972010 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #248 among boys in Northern Ireland in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2009

    Highest recorded position: #241 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2009).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2010

    Most recently recorded at #4678 among boys in England and Wales, in 2010.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2010. Highest recorded position: #241 in Northern Ireland in 1999.

Sean-Paul's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2414HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2484HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sean-Paul is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Sean-Paul, between 1997 and 2010, in 6 of those 14 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Northern Ireland1997–20095#241 in 1999
England and Wales2006–20104#3744 in 2009

Its high point came 10 years earlier in Northern Ireland (1999) than in England and Wales (2009).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1999; it appears again in 2006.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2010. Highest recorded position: #241 in Northern Ireland in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.