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.
35% of everyone ever named Seanpaul was born in this single decade.
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 2010Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Seanpaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1973
- Peak year (2003)
- 17
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2010.
260 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 17 births in a single year.
Seanpaul by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 91 births that decade — 35% of Seanpaul's all-time total
Seanpaul decade highlights
- Peak decade 91 births
- Runner-up 80 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Seanpaul's strongest decade
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
Seanpaul by state
Where Seanpaul concentrates geographically — total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.8% |
10 of 260 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Seanpaul? ▼
When was Seanpaul most popular? ▼
Where is Seanpaul most popular? ▼
How long has the name Seanpaul been used? ▼
What names are similar to Seanpaul? ▼
Keep exploring Seanpaul
Nearby Names Like Seanpaul
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Seanpaul
Compare Seanpaul side by side: Seanpaul vs Sean Seanpaul vs Seamus Seanpaul vs Seanmichael
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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.