Siobhan
Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan, Shavawn, Shebahn, Shauvan, Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán.
Meaning & Origin of Siobhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan, Shavawn, Shebahn, Shauvan, Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán.
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The Story of Siobhan
Siobhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 58 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 282 Siobhans were born — ranking #646 that year. As of 2026, Siobhan ranks #1,825 for baby girls with 111 births, rising sharply (+76% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Siobhans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Siobhan
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- Siobhan Baillie (born 1981), British politician
- Siobhan Benita (born 1971), British politician and former civil servant
- Siobhan Brooks , American sociologist
- Siobhan Byrne (born 1984), German-born Irish sabre fencer
- Siobhan Chamberlain (born 1983), British footballer
- Shivaune Christina , Australian former model and Miss Earth Australia 2003
- Siobhán Cleary , Irish composer
- Siobhán Coady , Canadian politician and businesswoman
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Names that sound like Siobhan
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About the name Siobhan
Siobhan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Siobhan's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #628. Use the chart and map above to compare Siobhan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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