Recorded 1882–1990 Boys' name Peak 1920 526 births

Seaborn — boys' name

526 babies named Seaborn in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Seaborn was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

21 babies were named Seaborn in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seaborn

The Social Security Administration has registered 526 babies named Seaborn between 1882 and 1990, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seaborn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seaborn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Seaborn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Seaborn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seaborn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 526 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Seaborn at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

526

Since 1882

109 years of records

Peak year

1920

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1882

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 1990

Seaborn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1882

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1920)
21
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Seaborn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
122 births that decade — 23% of Seaborn's all-time total
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Seaborn by state

Where Seaborn concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Seaborn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
138 26.2%
#2 Alabama
5 1.0%
Georgia share of Seaborn's total US births 26.2%
Even split

138 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seaborn?
526 babies have been named Seaborn since 1882. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1920 with 21 births.
When was Seaborn most popular?
Seaborn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Seaborn most popular?
The top states for the name Seaborn are Georgia (138 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Seaborn been used?
Seaborn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 109 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Seaborn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sean, Seamus, Seanmichael, Seann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.