Recorded 1972–1988 Boys' name Peak 1988 18 births

Seam — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s13
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Seam was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Seam in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seam

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Seam between 1972 and 1988, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seam performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Seam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seam 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 18 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.

Seam at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

18

Since 1972

17 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1972

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1988

Seam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1972

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 198819831972 5

Seam by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 72% of Seam's all-time total
1970s51980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seam?
18 babies have been named Seam since 1972. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Seam most popular?
Seam was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Seam been used?
Seam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 17 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Seam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sean, Seamus, Seanmichael, Seaborn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–1988 (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.