The baby name Sean appears in baby name data for the United States from 1937 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 13,560 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sean has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1940 | 12 |
| 1941 | 21 |
| 1942 | 16 |
| 1943 | 29 |
| 1944 | 40 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1946 | 17 |
| 1947 | 65 |
| 1948 | 57 |
| 1949 | 53 |
| 1950 | 120 |
| 1951 | 93 |
| 1952 | 151 |
| 1953 | 362 |
| 1954 | 339 |
| 1955 | 526 |
| 1956 | 571 |
| 1957 | 805 |
| 1958 | 1,013 |
| 1959 | 1,331 |
| 1960 | 1,449 |
| 1961 | 1,691 |
| 1962 | 1,843 |
| 1963 | 2,246 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1964 | 2,970 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1965 | 4,855 |
| 1966 | 28 |
| 1966 | 6,523 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1967 | 7,637 |
| 1968 | 34 |
| 1968 | 9,601 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1969 | 9,790 |
| 1970 | 19 |
| 1970 | 10,590 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1971 | 11,167 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1972 | 10,116 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1973 | 9,209 |
| 1974 | 22 |
| 1974 | 8,865 |
| 1975 | 22 |
| 1975 | 8,036 |
| 1976 | 29 |
| 1976 | 7,971 |
| 1977 | 23 |
| 1977 | 9,386 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1978 | 7,701 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1979 | 7,431 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1980 | 8,242 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1981 | 8,717 |
| 1982 | 9,037 |
| 1983 | 23 |
| 1983 | 9,944 |
| 1984 | 19 |
| 1984 | 9,806 |
| 1985 | 37 |
| 1985 | 10,460 |
| 1986 | 40 |
| 1986 | 13,560 |
| 1987 | 28 |
| 1987 | 11,446 |
| 1988 | 56 |
| 1988 | 11,919 |
| 1989 | 33 |
| 1989 | 12,007 |
| 1990 | 11,843 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1991 | 11,221 |
| 1992 | 34 |
| 1992 | 11,959 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1993 | 11,248 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1994 | 9,898 |
| 1995 | 22 |
| 1995 | 9,198 |
| 1996 | 8,626 |
| 1997 | 31 |
| 1997 | 8,427 |
| 1998 | 8,329 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 1999 | 8,084 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2000 | 7,870 |
| 2001 | 7,745 |
| 2002 | 7,838 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7,599 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7,435 |
| 2005 | 6,821 |
| 2006 | 7,675 |
| 2007 | 6,780 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5,932 |
| 2009 | 4,782 |
| 2010 | 4,091 |
| 2011 | 3,448 |
| 2012 | 3,230 |
| 2013 | 2,402 |
| 2014 | 2,332 |
| 2015 | 2,291 |
| 2016 | 2,076 |
| 2017 | 1,811 |
| 2018 | 1,594 |
| 2019 | 1,310 |
| 2020 | 943 |
| 2021 | 968 |
| 2022 | 836 |
| 2023 | 751 |
| 2024 | 752 |