Recorded 1915–1919 Boys' name Peak 1919 11 births

Sewall — boys' name

11 babies named Sewall in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s11
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sewall was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sewall in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sewall

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Sewall between 1915 and 1919, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sewall currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sewall performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sewall in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sewall 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 11 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.

Sewall at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

11

Since 1915

5 years of records

Peak year

1919

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1915

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1919

Sewall popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1915

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 19191915 5

Sewall by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 100% of Sewall's all-time total
1910s11

Sewall by state

Where Sewall concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sewall
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
5 45.5%
Maine share of Sewall's total US births 45.5%

5 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sewall?
11 babies have been named Sewall since 1915. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1919 with 6 births.
When was Sewall most popular?
Sewall was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Sewall most popular?
The top states for the name Sewall are Maine (5 births).
How long has the name Sewall been used?
Sewall has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 5 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Sewall?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seward, Sewell. 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, 1915–1919 (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.