Recorded 1973–2010 Boys' name Peak 2003 260 births

Seanpaul — boys' name

260 babies named Seanpaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s801990s592000s912010s6
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Seanpaul was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

17 babies were named Seanpaul in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seanpaul

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Seanpaul between 1973 and 2010, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seanpaul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seanpaul performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Seanpaul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seanpaul in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seanpaul 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 260 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.

Seanpaul at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

260

Since 1973

38 years of records

Peak year

2003

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1973

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2010

Seanpaul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1973

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2003)
17
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 201020052000199419901986198119741973 7

Seanpaul by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 35% of Seanpaul's all-time total
1970s241980s801990s592000s912010s6

Seanpaul by state

Where Seanpaul concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seanpaul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.8%
California share of Seanpaul's total US births 3.8%

10 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seanpaul?
260 babies have been named Seanpaul since 1973. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2003 with 17 births.
When was Seanpaul most popular?
Seanpaul was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Seanpaul most popular?
The top states for the name Seanpaul are California (10 births).
How long has the name Seanpaul been used?
Seanpaul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 38 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Seanpaul?
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, 1973–2010 (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.