Searl vs Sean

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

Name A

Searl

Boy name

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Name B

Sean

Boy name · Rank #435

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Searl Sean
Current Rank Unranked #435
Total Births (all years) 5 423,637
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 Searl Sean
1920ss 5 12
1930ss — 101
1940ss — 659
1950ss — 5,452
1960ss — 47,282
1970ss — 83,819
1980ss — 103,870
1990ss — 92,003
2000ss — 64,133
2010ss — 21,540
2020ss — 4,766

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Searl Sean
2014 — 2,125
2015 — 1,895
2016 — 1,671
2017 — 1,481
2018 — 1,325
2019 — 1,128
2020 — 976
2021 — 900
2022 — 803
2023 — 741
2024 — 730
2025 — 616

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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