Searle vs Seamus

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

Name A

Searle

Boy name

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Name B

Seamus

Boy name · Rank #1451

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Searle Seamus
Current Rank Unranked #1451
Total Births (all years) 29 7,809
Peak Year 1925 2008
Peak Year Births 8 298
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1957

Births by Decade

Decade Searle Seamus
1910ss 11 —
1920ss 18 —
1950ss — 25
1960ss — 122
1970ss — 332
1980ss — 497
1990ss — 1,241
2000ss — 2,446
2010ss — 2,268
2020ss — 878

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Searle Seamus
2014 — 239
2015 — 221
2016 — 218
2017 — 211
2018 — 178
2019 — 197
2020 — 161
2021 — 158
2022 — 143
2023 — 137
2024 — 125
2025 — 154

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, 1916–1929.

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