UK boy's name
Sean-Paul
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sean-Paul is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Sean-Paul popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4678, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 4 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2006 to 2010. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 48 living people in the UK are called Sean-Paul. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2011 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sean-Paul ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales in 2010, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 4 boys were registered as Sean-Paul.
- • Sean-Paul ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #390 in 2009.
- • About 48 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sean-Paul as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4678
2010
Births in 2010
3
Latest year
Peak year
2009
4 births
Estimated living
48
2026
Popularity
Sean-Paul over time
The chart below shows babies named Sean-Paul registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2010. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sean-Paul, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2010, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sean-Paul by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sean-Paul was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4678 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4043 | 10 | 3 |
Geography
Where Sean-Paul is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Sean-Paul. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Sean-Paul ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #390 in 2009.
Across the UK
Sean-Paul in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#501 in 2007
5 years of NRS records, 18 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#390 in 2009
5 years of NISRA records, 17 total registered
Related
Names similar to Sean-Paul
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Sean-Paul: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sean-Paul in the UK right now?
In 2010, Sean-Paul was ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Sean-Paul most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 4 babies registered as Sean-Paul in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sean-Paul in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Sean-Paul across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 18 more in Scotland and 17 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Sean-Paul most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Sean-Paul ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #390 in 2009. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.