Pronunciation
Shawn-oge
Meaning
Young Seán
Fun fact
Óg means ‘young’ in Irish. Seán Óg can distinguish a son from a father named Seán, a family connection written right into the name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Seán Óg, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#262Rank among boy names in 202517Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #262 |
| 2024 | 20 | #222 |
| 2023 | 24 | #203 |
| 2022 | 24 | #214 |
| 2021 | 18 | #257 |
| 2020 | 13 | #324 |
| 2019 | 10 | #370 |
| 2018 | 16 | #283 |
| 2017 | 12 | #336 |
| 2016 | 16 | #283 |
| 2015 | 13 | #329 |
| 2014 | 16 | #286 |
| 2013 | 11 | #352 |
| 2012 | 10 | #379 |
| 2011 | 9 | #407 |
| 2010 | 10 | #373 |
| 2009 | 9 | #386 |
| 2008 | 10 | #368 |
| 2007 | 8 | #374 |
| 2006 | 5 | #423 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.