Unisex name · since 1914
Seeley
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 510 babies named Seeley, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
510 babies have been named Seeley since 1914, making it today's #6174 unisex name.
Seeley has 510 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6174 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #7,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,174 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 510 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seeley ranks #7,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,174 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 510 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,174 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seeley's 510 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Seeley compares
510 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Seeley's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seeley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 510 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Seeley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Seeley splits its recorded history at 2016: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Seeley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Seeley popularity over time - girls
166 total births recorded since 1996 (Seeley as girls' name)
Seeley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (345 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Seeley's strongest decade.
345 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Seeley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
345 births
- 2020s
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 345 births (68% of all-time use).
How Seeley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Seeley's total volume
Seeley by state
Where Seeley concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Seeley's data
- Seeley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (345 total births) through the 2020s (144) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Seeleys (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Seeley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Seeley 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.