Boys' name · since 1882
Seaborn
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 526 babies named Seaborn, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 526
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Seaborn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 526 recorded since 1882.
Seaborn has 526 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1990.
- #7,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 526 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seaborn ranks #7,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 526
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Seaborn's 526 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Seaborn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Seaborn splits its recorded history at 1933: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Seaborn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1990
- Peak year (1920)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Seaborn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (122 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Seaborn's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Seaborn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
94 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 122 births (23% of all-time use).
How Seaborn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Seaborn's total volume
Seaborn by state
Where Seaborn concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
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What to do with Seaborn's data
- Seaborn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Seaborns (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Seaborn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Seaborn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.