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 #436

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Metric Sears Sean
Current Rank Unranked #436
Total Births (all years) 68 423,036
Peak Year 1921 1990
Peak Year Births 8 12,018
Peak Decade 1910ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Sears Sean
1910ss 28 —
1920ss 13 12
1930ss 7 101
1940ss 10 659
1950ss 5 5,452
1960ss 5 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 Sears 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, 1911–1963.

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