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?
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.
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.