Total births
29
Boys' name · since 1916
Searle
Searle has 29 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 29
- total births
- 1916–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Searle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1916.
Searle has 29 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1929.
- 29 total births
- 1916–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 boys have been named Searle since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 29
- total births
- 1916–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Searle was born in this single decade.
1925
Single peak year
8 babies were named Searle in 1925 - its busiest year on record.
Searle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Searle splits its recorded history at 1925: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Searle at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1925
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Searle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1929
- Peak year (1925)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Searle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Searle's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Searle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Searle? ▼
Since 1916, Social Security records show 29 babies named Searle. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 8 births.
When was Searle most popular? ▼
Searle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Searle been used? ▼
Records for Searle go back to 1916, giving 14 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Searle? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Searle
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Seaborn Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Searle: Baby Name Since 1916 - 29 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/searle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Searle 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 July 2026.