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Popularity of the baby name Sean


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Popular baby names in Ireland, 2024

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Flag of Ireland

The top baby names in the Republic of Ireland last year were Sophie and Jack.

Here are Ireland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Sophie, 294 baby girls
  2. Éabha, 293
  3. Grace, 291
  4. Emily, 290
  5. Fiadh, 286
  6. Lily, 253
  7. Olivia, 246
  8. Amelia, 220
  9. Sadie, 216
  10. Mia, 213
  11. Lucy, 204
  12. Freya, 196
  13. Isla, 193
  14. Ella, 192
  15. Ellie, 190
  16. Croía, 188
  17. Emma, 187 (tie)
  18. Maya, 187 (tie)
  19. Sophia, 180
  20. Chloe, 179 (tie)
  21. Hannah, 179 (tie)
  22. Molly, 171
  23. Evie, 167
  24. Saoirse, 164
  25. Sofia, 154
  26. Ava, 152
  27. Robyn, 148
  28. Millie, 145
  29. Anna, 140
  30. Ruby, 134
  31. Caoimhe, 131 (tie)
  32. Rosie, 131 (tie)
  33. Róisín, 126
  34. Bonnie, 123
  35. Erin, 120 (tie)
  36. Isabelle, 120 (tie)
  37. Cara, 118
  38. Sadhbh, 117
  39. Holly, 115
  40. Éala, 114
  41. Annie, 112
  42. Clodagh, 109 (tie)
  43. Daisy, 109 (tie)
  44. Hazel, 108
  45. Aoife, 107 (tie)
  46. Katie, 107 (tie)
  47. Kate, 106 (tie)
  48. Willow, 106 (tie)
  49. Maisie, 105
  50. Ada, 104 (tie)
  51. Méabh, 104 (tie)

Boy names

  1. Jack, 490 baby boys
  2. Noah, 486
  3. Rían, 432
  4. Cillian, 352
  5. James, 336
  6. Tadhg, 318
  7. Fionn, 304
  8. Liam, 303
  9. Oisín, 286
  10. Charlie, 258
  11. Daniel, 257
  12. Finn, 255
  13. Theo, 252
  14. Thomas, 226
  15. Seán, 222
  16. Patrick, 220
  17. Michael, 218
  18. Luke, 217
  19. Conor, 210
  20. Harry, 209
  21. Tommy, 202
  22. Leo, 201 (tie)
  23. Páidí, 201 (tie)
  24. Luca, 197
  25. Adam, 188
  26. Darragh, 184
  27. Oliver, 181
  28. Bobby, 179
  29. John, 168
  30. Jamie, 162 (tie)
  31. Kai, 162 (tie)
  32. Oscar, 159
  33. Cian, 158 (tie)
  34. Max, 158 (tie)
  35. Ollie, 157
  36. Alex, 155
  37. Callum, 154
  38. Sonny, 147
  39. Dylan, 141
  40. David, 134
  41. Ben, 132
  42. Matthew, 131
  43. Caelan, 128
  44. Alexander, 127
  45. Muhammad, 126
  46. Ryan, 124
  47. Arthur, 119
  48. Arlo, 118
  49. Alfie, 117
  50. Shay, 107

The trendy name Croía (pronounced KREE-a) rose from 95th in 2020, to 52nd in 2021, to 38th in 2022, to 24th in 2023, to 16th last year. Do you think it will reach the top 10 in 2025?

Speaking of names on the upswing, the fastest-rising girl names in the top 100 were Maya (in terms of number of babies) and Rhea (in terms of rank). Likewise, the fastest-rising boy names in the top 100 were Rían (in terms of number of babies) and Caleb (in terms of rank).

And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the names given to just 3 babies each in Ireland last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Annalivia, Brídín, Ceoladh, Dolcie, Elira, Fearne, Goldie, Heather, Iveagh, Jessa, Kenza, Líobhan, Morrigan, Nollaig, Oonagh, Peach, Réalta, Saffi, Tiffany, Vega, Willa, ZariaAhan, Bento, Chulainn, Daróg, Enda, Fearghal, Gene, Hughie, Íarlaith, Jameson, Keelin, Laith, Mick, Naomhán, Oilibhéar, Pat, Ralphie, Séadh, Téidí, Vlad, Willie, Zeke

The Irish word réalta means “star.”

Source: Irish Babies’ Names – CSO (Irish Babies’ Names 2024)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ireland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Colorado, 1997

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Flag of Colorado

Back in 1997, the western U.S. state of Colorado welcomed 56,505 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Hannah and Jacob, according to data from the Health Statistics Section of Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment.

The state also revealed the top names within each of its three largest racial/ethnic groups, which it defined as “White/non-Hispanic,” “White/Hispanic,” and “Black.”

Number of babiesTop girl nameTop boy name
White/non-Hispanic38,729 (69%)HannahJacob
White/Hispanic12,951 (23%)JessicaJose
Black2,582 (5%)JasmineIsaiah

Here are Colorado’s top 50 girl names (overall) and top 50 boy names (overall) of 1997:

Girl names

  1. Hannah
  2. Emily
  3. Jessica
  4. Sarah
  5. Madison
  6. Samantha
  7. Taylor
  8. Alexandra
  9. Ashley
  10. Megan
  11. Elizabeth
  12. Rachel
  13. Alyssa
  14. Alexis
  15. Lauren
  16. Emma
  17. Kayla
  18. Morgan
  19. Amanda
  20. Brianna
  21. Jennifer
  22. Jordan
  23. Abigail
  24. Victoria
  25. Nicole
  26. Brittany
  27. Rebecca
  28. Danielle
  29. Katherine
  30. Sierra
  31. Anna
  32. Mariah
  33. Olivia
  34. Amber
  35. Sydney
  36. Stephanie
  37. Jasmine
  38. Brooke
  39. Haley
  40. Maria
  41. Kaitlyn
  42. Gabrielle
  43. Savannah
  44. Allison
  45. Marissa
  46. Bailey
  47. Courtney
  48. Sara
  49. Erin
  50. Mackenzie

Boy names

  1. Jacob
  2. Michael
  3. Matthew
  4. Joshua
  5. Austin
  6. Tyler
  7. Andrew
  8. Christopher
  9. Nicholas
  10. Brandon
  11. Daniel
  12. Ryan
  13. Joseph
  14. Zachary
  15. David
  16. Alexander
  17. Anthony
  18. John
  19. James
  20. Benjamin
  21. Kyle
  22. Samuel
  23. William
  24. Justin
  25. Jonathan
  26. Dylan
  27. Christian
  28. Jordan
  29. Cody
  30. Robert
  31. Nathan
  32. Aaron
  33. Thomas
  34. Eric
  35. Connor
  36. Cameron
  37. Jose
  38. Noah
  39. Adam
  40. Logan
  41. Isaiah
  42. Sean
  43. Gabriel
  44. Caleb
  45. Jack
  46. Cole
  47. Kevin
  48. Trevor
  49. Ethan
  50. Ian

How do these rankings stack up against the U.S. Social Security Administration’s 1997 rankings for Colorado?

The boy names look similar, but there are two significant discrepancies among the girl names: Alexandra ranked 11 spots lower (19th vs. 8th) and Gabrielle ranked 33 spots lower (75th vs. 42nd) on the federal government’s list.

Other names bestowed in Colorado in 1997 included “Elway, Jamaica, and Mars for baby boys, and October, November, Paradise, and Rejoice for baby girls.”

Elway was no doubt inspired by John Elway, the longtime Denver Broncos quarterback who was about to lead the team to its first Super Bowl victory (in January of 1998).

Speaking of Colorado baby names with historical significance…here are posts about Denver (b. 1859), Colorado (b. 1859), Salida (b. 1881), and Silver Dollar (b. 1889).

Source: Birth Statistics Summary 1997 – Colorado Health and Environmental Data (pdf)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Colorado (public domain)

Baby names with SEA: Seaborn, Tysean, Chelsea

the sea

Looking for baby names that contain the word SEA?

If so, you’re in luck!

Below you’ll find a long list of names that contain the letter sequence “s-e-a.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Alesea
  • Alisea
  • Alysea, Alyssea
  • Asean
  • Aseante
  • Casea, Cassea
  • Celsea
  • Cesear
  • Chalsea
  • Charlsea
  • Chealsea
  • Chelesea
  • Chelsea, Chellsea, Chelseay
  • Chrisean, Chrissean
  • Daesean, Daysean
  • Daisean
  • Dasean
  • Delsean
  • Desean
  • Dresean
  • Dsean
  • Dusean
  • Dysean
  • Elisea
  • Esean
  • Helsea
  • Hosea
  • Iseah
  • Jahsean
  • Jaisean
  • Jasean
  • Jasear
  • Jaysea
  • Jaysean, Jaesean
  • Jesean
  • Josea
  • Josean
  • Joseane
  • Joseany
  • Jsean
  • Kasea, Kassea
  • Kasean
  • Kaysea
  • Kaysean
  • Keesean
  • Keisean
  • Kelsea, Kellsea, Khelsea
  • Kesean
  • Keysean
  • Kisean
  • Krisean
  • Ksean
  • Kysean
  • Lasean
  • Lesean
  • Lindsea, Lyndsea
  • Linsea, Lynsea
  • Lueseal
  • Luseane
  • Marsea
  • Marsean
  • Maysea
  • Mysean
  • Naisean
  • Nasean
  • Nasear
  • Naysean
  • Nisean
  • Nysean
  • Odysseas
  • Osean
  • Oseas
  • Quasean
  • Quaysean
  • Quesean
  • Quisean
  • Rahsean
  • Raisean
  • Rasean
  • Raysean, Raesean
  • Resean
  • Rosea
  • Roseabella
  • Rosealee
  • Rosealeigh
  • Rosealie
  • Rosealina
  • Rosealine
  • Rosealyn
  • Rosealynn
  • Rosean
  • Roseana
  • Roseann
  • Roseanna
  • Roseanne
  • Rousseau
  • Sea
  • Seabert
  • Seaborn, Seaborne, Seabourn, Seabourne
  • Seabrook, Seabrooke
  • Seaburn
  • Seabury
  • Seadra
  • Seaman, Seamon
  • Seager
  • Seah
  • Seaira, Seairra, Seairah
  • Seals
  • Sealtiel
  • Seamas
  • Seamus
  • Sean, Seann
  • Seana, Seanna
  • Seanan
  • Seanda
  • Seandee
  • Seandell
  • Seandra
  • Seandre
  • Seandrea
  • Seaneen
  • Seanette
  • Seanice
  • Seanix
  • Seaniya
  • Seanne
  • Seanta
  • Seantae
  • Seante
  • Seara, Searra
  • Searcy
  • Searia
  • Searl, Searle
  • Searria
  • Sears
  • Season
  • Seasons
  • Seath
  • Seaton
  • Seattle
  • Seaver
  • Seavy
  • Shelsea, Shellsea
  • Taisean
  • Tasean
  • Taysean, Taesean
  • Teresea, Theresea
  • Tersea, Thersea
  • Tesean
  • Teysean
  • Thresea
  • Tisean
  • Traesean
  • Trasean
  • Treasea
  • Tresea
  • Tresean
  • Treysean
  • Tsean
  • Tysean
  • Tyseana
  • Vasean
  • Zaysean
  • Zysean

Some of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names such as Casey, Lindsay, and Marcy.

Other sea-themed names I’ve blogged about include Seafield, Seaford, Seaforth, Seawillow, and Skysea.

Which SEA name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from 0009 2015 in Tel Aviv-Yafo by Rakoon under CC0 1.0.

Baby born in taxi, named for driver (1930)

taxis

On December 4, 1930, a baby boy was born in a taxi cab en route to the hospital in Ogden, Utah.

The baby’s parents, Osako and Clarence Uno, both originally from Japan, decided to name him Raymond Sonji Uno — first name in honor of the cab driver, Raymond Harris.

Three days after Raymond’s 11th birthday, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans were promptly rounded up and sent to internment camps for the remainder of WWII. (The Uno family was imprisoned at Heart Mountain in Wyoming.)

Despite this experience, Raymond Uno joined the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He attended both college and law school at the University of Utah. And, in 1976, he became the very first ethnic minority judge in the state of Utah.

P.S. Raymond and his wife Yoshiko had five sons: Tab (b. 1955), Kai, Mark, Sean, and Lance. Tab’s name may have been inspired by Tab Hunter, and Lance’s could have been influenced by the TV show Lancer.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Cinema Shooting by Alex Proimos under CC BY 2.0.