Seals vs Sean

Side-by-side comparison of Seals and Sean — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Seals

Boy name

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Name B

Sean

Boy name · Rank #436

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Metric Seals Sean
Current Rank Unranked #436
Total Births (all years) 5 423,036
Peak Year 1920 1990
Peak Year Births 5 12,018
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Seals Sean
1920ss 5 12
1930ss — 101
1940ss — 659
1950ss — 5,452
1960ss — 47,284
1970ss — 83,843
1980ss — 103,875
1990ss — 92,001
2000ss — 64,131
2010ss — 21,534
2020ss — 4,144

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Seals Sean
2014 — 2,125
2015 — 1,894
2016 — 1,670
2017 — 1,481
2018 — 1,325
2019 — 1,128
2020 — 975
2021 — 900
2022 — 803
2023 — 740
2024 — 726

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1920.

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