Recorded 1911–1963 Boys' name Peak 1921 68 births

Sears — boys' name

68 babies named Sears in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s131930s71940s101950s51960s5
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sears was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sears in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sears

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Sears between 1911 and 1963, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sears currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sears performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sears shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sears 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 68 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.

Sears at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

68

Since 1911

53 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1911

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1963

Sears popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1911

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Sears by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
28 births that decade — 41% of Sears's all-time total
1910s281920s131930s71940s101950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sears?
68 babies have been named Sears since 1911. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Sears most popular?
Sears was most popular in the 1910s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Sears been used?
Sears has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 53 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Sears?
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, 1911–1963 (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.