Siobhan

Siobhan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is gracious”
Origin
Irish
Say it
shi-VAWN · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Irish form of Joan, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. It is pronounced quite differently from its spelling in English.

How popular is Siobhan?

202431.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Siobhan in 2024103

2024 rank#1,923 girls

Peak year1979

Total US babies since 18807,310

Siobhan is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Siobhan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JoanGod is gracious · English
  • JoniGod is gracious · English
  • JoannGod is gracious · Hebrew
  • JoanieGod is gracious · Hebrew
  • JonnieGod is gracious · Hebrew
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish

Siobhan questions

What does the name Siobhan mean?

Siobhan means "God is gracious". It comes from Irish. Irish form of Joan, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. It is pronounced quite differently from its spelling in English.

Is Siobhan a boy or girl name?

Siobhan is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Siobhan?

103 US babies were named Siobhan in 2024. Its peak year was 1979.

How do you pronounce Siobhan?

Siobhan is usually pronounced shi-VAWN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.