boy's name
Séadhna
- Origin Irish
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 28
Northern Ireland
#345
as Seadhna, 2024
Séadhna is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #519. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Séadhna is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2025, when 6 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 7,476 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2019.
Séadhna over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12 |
How popular is Séadhna?
In 2025, Séadhna was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #519 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Séadhna is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Séadhna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Seadhna | Seadhna is a spelling of Séadhna, used in Northern Ireland, where it ranks #345. | 13 |
Names that peaked alongside Séadhna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Séadhna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Séadhna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Séadhna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Séadhna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Séadhna
Is Séadhna a girl's or a boy's name?
Séadhna is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Séadhna most popular?
Séadhna peaked in 2025, when 6 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Séadhna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Séadhna currently ranks #345 in Ireland. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.