Sears vs Sean

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

Name A

Sears

Boy name

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Name B

Sean

Boy name · Rank #435

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Metric Sears Sean
Current Rank Unranked #435
Total Births (all years) 68 423,637
Peak Year 1921 1990
Peak Year Births 8 12,018
Peak Decade 1910s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Sears Sean
1910s 28 -
1920s 13 12
1930s 7 101
1940s 10 659
1950s 5 5,452
1960s 5 47,282
1970s - 83,819
1980s - 103,870
1990s - 92,003
2000s - 64,133
2010s - 21,540
2020s - 4,766

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sears 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, 1911–1963.

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