Boys' name · since 1972
Seam
18 babies named Seam in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,864 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Seam sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seam has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1988.
- #29,864 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seam ranks #29,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,864 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Seam's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Seam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seam's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Seam by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1980s was Seam's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Seam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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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, 1972–1988 (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 Seam 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.