# Siobhan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/siobhan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “god is gracious” |
| Pronunciation | /ʃəˈvɔːn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Shiv |
| Variant spellings | Shavaughn, Shavon, Shavonne, Shvon, Shvonne, Chevone |
| US babies named this | 7,399 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 7,399 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,101, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Irish Siobhán, from Middle Irish Sibán, from Anglo-Norman Jehane or Jehanne, from Old French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) or יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

## What it means

Siobhan is grouped under grace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 52 | 3,217 |
| 2012 | 64 | 2,766 |
| 2013 | 69 | 2,592 |
| 2014 | 54 | 3,107 |
| 2015 | 56 | 3,055 |
| 2016 | 52 | 3,179 |
| 2017 | 33 | 4,366 |
| 2018 | 44 | 3,553 |
| 2019 | 47 | 3,377 |
| 2020 | 64 | 2,656 |
| 2021 | 100 | 1,967 |
| 2022 | 84 | 2,248 |
| 2023 | 102 | 1,943 |
| 2024 | 103 | 1,939 |
| 2025 | 90 | 2,096 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29 | 1,149 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,253 |
| 2013 | 21 | 1,484 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2,233 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1,817 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,519 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## People named Siobhan

- Siobhan Fallon Hogan, American actress
- Siobhan Finneran, British actress
- Siobhán Donaghy, British singer
- Siobhan Chamberlain, English footballer
- Siobhan Dowd, British writer and activist (1960–2007)
- Siobhan Hayes, British actress
- Siobhan Williams, British actress
- Kelly Reilly, British actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.