Boys' name · since 1988
Seaver
135 babies named Seaver in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,482 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
135 boys have been named Seaver since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Seaver recorded 135 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2017.
- #15,482 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seaver ranks #15,482 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,482 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Seaver's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Seaver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seaver's full recorded timeline at 2000, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seaver popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2017
- Peak year (1993)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Seaver by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Seaver's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Seaver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (44% of all-time use).
Seaver by state
Where Seaver concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 135 births nationwide.
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- Seaver's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Seavers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Seaver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1988–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Seaver 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 August 2026.