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Seanpaul

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How to Pronounce Seanpaul

Pronounced shawn-PAWL /ʃɔːnˈpɔːl/Medium

Meaning: Seanpaul runs together Sean, the Irish form of John (Hebrew, 'God is gracious'), with Paul, from the Latin paulus, 'small' or 'humble'. It is a written-as-one double name in the tradition of Jean-Paul and John Paul.Low

In 30 seconds: Seanpaul joins Sean (Irish for John, 'God is gracious') with Paul, Latin for 'small'. Written as one, it stayed rare, peaking around two-thousand-three (said shawn-PAWL).
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Origin LowIrish, Latin
MeaningSeanpaul runs together Sean, the Irish form of John (Hebrew, 'God is gracious'), with Paul, from the Latin paulus, 'small' or 'humble'. It is a written-as-one double name in the tradition of Jean-Paul and John Paul.
U.S. rank (2010)#11940 ↘ Falling
2010 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2003
Total births (all-time)≈ 260
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200319732010

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Seanpaul is a combination name joining Sean, the Irish form of John, from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious', with Paul, from the Latin paulus, 'small' or 'humble'. Written as one word, it belongs to the family of double names like John Paul and Jean-Paul, and it reached American records mainly in recent decades.

It appears thinly in American records and reached its slim peak around two-thousand-three. A boy named Seanpaul then is in his early twenties today.

Did you know? Double names like Seanpaul echo John Paul, borne by popes, and Jean-Paul in French, folding two saints' names into a single given name.
Overall data confidence 38%
References - Seanpaul — Combination of Sean (John) + Paul.

Variations

SeanpauloShawnpaulSeanpol

Nicknames

SeanPaul

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Seanpaul mean?

Seanpaul joins Sean, the Irish form of John, 'God is gracious', with Paul, Latin for 'small' - a run-together double name.

How do you pronounce Seanpaul?

It is said shawn-PAWL /ʃɔːnˈpɔːl/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Seanpaul a boy or girl name?

Seanpaul is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Seanpaul?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.

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