Seanan

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Seanan: Recorded since 1997, its highest recorded position is #272, and it stood at #433 in 2021.

2registrars recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
25years from first to last
#272highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in Northern Ireland · 1997–2010

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Northern Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#314
2010	#430

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Northern Ireland in 5 of the 24 years from 1998 to 2021.

In 2019: #312 among boys in Northern Ireland, #646 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2021 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #314 among girls in Northern Ireland in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2021
Highest recorded position: #272 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #433 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021.
Northern Ireland · Boys

Seanan appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 12 ranked years and 57 births registered; the earliest is Northern Ireland · Girls, from 1997.

Seanan across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Seanan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Northern Ireland · Boys	#272 (1998)	#272 (1998)	#433 (2021)	5 of 24	19 (1998–2021)	5 (2019)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#280 (1998)	#280 (1998)	#646 (2019)	12 of 22	57 (1998–2019)	7 (2005)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#314 (1997)	#314 (1997)	#430 (2010)	2 of 14	7 (1997–2010)	4 (1997)

Seanan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Seanan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	5	1 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	27	5 of 10	5
2010s	25	6 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Seanan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #272 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Seanan'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#433	3	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#343	4	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#430	3	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#272	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#314	4	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#646	4	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#541	5	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#540	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#542	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#444	7	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#404	7	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#343	7	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#451	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	5	High	Verified

Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1997 and 2021, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #272, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2005.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1998, and 1 year separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#433position in 2021, its most recent recorded year
1 yearyears between the first and last registrar to record itWithin 2 years →
7births registered in its largest year, 2005Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Seana · #162, 33y
Seanie · #305, 14y
Seanna · #227, 26y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Allister · #272, 17y
Benn · #271, 20y
Gregg · #273, 16y
Scot · #271, 14y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Allister · #272, 17y
Connaire · #272, 10y
Donovan · #272, 29y
Gethin · #272, 27y

Seanan was ranked #272 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 1998. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Seanan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Seanan without appearing here.

Seanan moved ahead of

Ashley Compare
In 2004 they stood at #500 and #337 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #343 and #518.
Finlay Compare
In 2015 they stood at #715 and #609 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #541 and #713.
Jon Compare
In 2018 they stood at #718 and #616 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2019 that had become #646 and #764.
Marius Compare
In 2018 they stood at #715 and #715 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2019 that had become #646 and #764.

Moved ahead of Seanan

Cooper Compare
In 2011 they stood at #540 and #623 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #233.
Finley Compare
In 2011 they stood at #540 and #623 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #336.
Noah Compare
In 2001 they stood at #280 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2002 that had become #451 and #148.
Luca Compare
In 2001 they stood at #280 and #369 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2002 that had become #451 and #174.

Moved the opposite way to Seanan

Alex Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 while Alex went from #59 to #14.
Alexander Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 while Alexander went from #75 to #36.
Arthur Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 while Arthur went from #280 to #80.
Ben Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 while Ben went from #48 to #28.

Moved the same way as Seanan

Aaron Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 and Aaron from #6 to #33.
Adrian Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 and Adrian from #133 to #199.
Alan Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 and Alan from #46 to #129.
Andrew Compare
Between 1998 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Seanan went from #280 to #646 and Andrew from #23 to #68.

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 2021. Highest recorded position: #272 in Northern Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Seanan

Seanan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Seanan across 3 official records

Seanan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Seanan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Seanan

Seanan and the names beside it

Seanan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Seanan

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Seanan at a glance

Seanan across 3 official records

Seanan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Seanan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Seanan

Seanan and the names beside it

Seanan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Seanan

Moved the opposite way to Seanan

Moved the same way as Seanan