Recorded 1988–2017 Boys' name Peak 1993 135 births

Seaver — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

135 boys have been named Seaver since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

135
total births
1988–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Seaver was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

14 babies were named Seaver in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seaver

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Seaver between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seaver currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seaver performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Seaver shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seaver in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seaver 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 135 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.

Seaver at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

135

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

1993

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Seaver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1993)
14
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
46810121416 2017201020051998199419911988 12

Seaver by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 44% of Seaver's all-time total
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Seaver by state

Where Seaver concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seaver
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.7%
California share of Seaver's total US births 3.7%

5 of 135 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seaver?
135 babies have been named Seaver since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1993 with 14 births.
When was Seaver most popular?
Seaver was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Seaver most popular?
The top states for the name Seaver are California (5 births).
How long has the name Seaver been used?
Seaver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Seaver?
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, 1988–2017 (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.