Seaver vs Sean

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

Name A

Seaver

Boy name

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Name B

Sean

Boy name · Rank #435

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Metric Seaver Sean
Current Rank Unranked #435
Total Births (all years) 135 423,637
Peak Year 1993 1990
Peak Year Births 14 12,018
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Seaver Sean
1920ss — 12
1930ss — 101
1940ss — 659
1950ss — 5,452
1960ss — 47,282
1970ss — 83,819
1980ss 21 103,870
1990ss 59 92,003
2000ss 33 64,133
2010ss 22 21,540
2020ss — 4,766

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Seaver Sean
2014 — 2,125
2015 5 1,895
2016 — 1,671
2017 6 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, 1988–2017.

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