boy's name
Seán Óg
SHAWN-OHG (Irish)
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 277
Ireland
#262
2025 births
Seán Óg is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in Ireland, ranking #262. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2022, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 2,639 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2005.
- 2 syllables.
Seán Óg Over Time
Births per decade in Ireland, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 |
| 2010s | 123 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 116 |
How Popular Is Seán Óg?
In 2025, Seán Óg was given to 17 babies in Ireland, ranking #262 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.
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 Seán Óg Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Og | Sean Og is Seán Óg without the fada, and the spelling recorded in Ireland, where it ranks #336. | 135 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Seán Óg
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Seán Óg Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Seán Óg over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Seán Óg
- Irish SHAWN-OHG
Seán Óg in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Sean Og
Sibling Names for Seán Óg
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Seán Óg — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Seán Óg
Is Seán Óg a girl's or a boy's name?
Seán Óg is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Seán Óg?
Seán Óg has 2 syllables.
When was Seán Óg most popular?
Seán Óg peaked in 2022, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Seán Óg a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Seán Óg currently ranks #262 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.