girl's name
Seana
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 2,298
Northern Ireland
#546
2017 births
Seana is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1969, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
Seana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 34 |
| 1960s | 322 |
| 1970s | 428 |
| 1980s | 382 |
| 1990s | 368 |
| 2000s | 229 |
| 2010s | 105 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 37 |
How popular is Seana?
In 2024, Seana was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Seana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Seana is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Seána | Seána is a rare spelling of Seana, written with a fada and recorded 16 times, mostly in Ireland. | 16 |
Names that peaked alongside Seana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Seana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Seana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Seana 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.
- Seána
Sibling names for Seana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Seana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Seana
How popular is the name Seana?
In 2024, Seana was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Seana a girl's or a boy's name?
Seana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Seana most popular?
Seana peaked in 1969, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.