Recorded 1917–2016 Boys' name Peak 1918 126 births

Seaton — boys' name

126 babies named Seaton in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s61980s71990s332000s382010s19
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Seaton was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

10 babies were named Seaton in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seaton

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Seaton between 1917 and 2016, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seaton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seaton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Seaton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seaton 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 126 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.

Seaton at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

126

Since 1917

100 years of records

Peak year

1918

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1917

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2016

Seaton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1917

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
4681012 2016200920031997199119191917 8

Seaton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 30% of Seaton's all-time total
1910s231920s61980s71990s332000s382010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seaton?
126 babies have been named Seaton since 1917. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
When was Seaton most popular?
Seaton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Seaton been used?
Seaton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 100 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Seaton?
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, 1917–2016 (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.