Siobhan

Siobhan is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning God is gracious.

What Siobhan means

God is gracious.

Siobhan sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Siobhan comes from

Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.

Siobhan is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.

How popular is Siobhan?

You will not find Siobhan in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Siobhan

Two ideas meet in Siobhan: faith and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Faith, Classic

Names like Siobhan

These share Siobhan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

More Irish names

  • Sinead — God is gracious.
  • Sloane — Warrior; raider.
  • Sile — Youthful.
  • Sorcha — Brightness; radiant.
  • Shane — God is gracious.
  • Sullivan — Dark eyes.
  • Senan — Little wise one.
  • Tadhg — Poet and philosopher.
  • Seamus — Supplanter; one who follows.
  • Teagan — Little poet; attractive.