Fun Facts About the Name Seanna
- More than 2 thousand babies named Seanna: U.S. records list 2,355 babies given the name Seanna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Seanna Mean?
Seanna is an anglicized spelling of an Irish feminine name meaning "God is gracious." Its most direct source is the Irish Seána, the feminine of the male name Seán. Seán is the Irish form of John, which descends from the Latin Johannes and the Greek Ioannes to the Hebrew Yochanan, "Yahweh is gracious."
Seanna is also used as an English spelling of Sinéad, a different Irish name taken from the French Jeannette, a diminutive of Jeanne (Joan). Jeanne comes from the same Latin Johanna, so this route yields the same meaning by a different parent name.
Seanna Name History & Origins
The older Irish form of John is Eoin, borrowed from Latin. The shorter Seán came later, from the Anglo-Norman French Jehan, and it spread widely in Ireland; the feminine Seána was formed from it. Because Irish spelling and English pronunciation differ sharply, the feminine was written in English in several ways, and Seanna is one of these, alongside Shauna and Seana.
Seanna is also sometimes linked to Sinéad, which entered Irish from the French Jeannette and has been spelled in English as Sinead and, in forms based on its sound, as Shinade. The spelling Seanna corresponds more closely to the sound of Seána than to that of Sinéad, so the link to Seán is the more straightforward one.
How Popular is the Name Seanna?
Seanna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #1,689 in 2006.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,372 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #4,746 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #4,978 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #4,565 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #5,537 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #5,466 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,636 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #7,359 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,677 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #4,969 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #4,964 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2014 | #3,769 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2013 | #3,071 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #3,087 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2011 | #2,549 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2010 | #3,246 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2009 | #2,823 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 2008 | #2,291 | 86 | 0.0045% |
| 2007 | #2,143 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 2006 | #1,689 | 125 | 0.0066% |
| 2005 | #1,834 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 2004 | #2,646 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 2003 | #2,489 | 66 | 0.0036% |
| 2002 | #2,302 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2001 | #2,283 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2000 | #2,535 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1999 | #2,250 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1998 | #2,491 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1997 | #2,472 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1996 | #3,712 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #2,966 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1994 | #3,216 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #3,969 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #3,654 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,081 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #3,421 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #3,994 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #2,965 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | #3,718 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #3,621 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #2,641 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1984 | #2,771 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1983 | #2,768 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1982 | #4,001 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #3,221 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #3,970 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #4,186 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #3,482 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #3,247 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #4,546 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,488 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #3,663 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1973 | #3,759 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #2,886 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1971 | #2,856 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #3,409 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #3,083 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #3,037 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #4,006 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #3,702 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #6,385 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,468 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,444 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,227 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #6,106 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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