Name profile

Siobhán

The Irish form of Jehanne, meaning “Yahweh is gracious.”

Usage languagesIrish
US rank (2025)#2,076

Meaning and history

Siobhán is the Irish form of the Norman French Jehanne, a feminine form of John, and ultimately means "Yahweh is gracious." The name entered Ireland during the Middle Ages and developed its characteristic Irish spelling and pronunciation; anglicized forms include Shavonne and Chevonne. Notable bearers include Irish actress Siobhán McKenna and English actress Siobhan Finneran.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 61 births, rank #2,850
2007: 57 births, rank #3,047
2008: 50 births, rank #3,316
2009: 62 births, rank #2,826
2010: 77 births, rank #2,427
20112011: 52 births, rank #3,173
2012: 64 births, rank #2,734
2013: 69 births, rank #2,568
2014: 54 births, rank #3,080
2015: 56 births, rank #3,024
20162016: 52 births, rank #3,139
2017: 33 births, rank #4,304
2018: 44 births, rank #3,497
2019: 47 births, rank #3,337
2020: 64 births, rank #2,631
20212021: 100 births, rank #1,955
2022: 84 births, rank #2,228
2023: 102 births, rank #1,934
2024: 103 births, rank #1,925
20252025: 90 births, rank #2,076

Siobhán moved from #864 to #912 for girls between 1986 and 1987. Its highest annual birth count came in 1980, with 282 births.