Total births
442
Boys' name · since 1896
Sewell
442 babies named Sewell in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 442
- total births
- 1896–1981
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
442 boys have been named Sewell since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sewell has 442 recorded births among boys since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1981.
- 442 total births
- 1896–1981 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
442 boys have been named Sewell since 1896, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1981.
- 442
- total births
- 1896–1981
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Sewell was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
22 babies were named Sewell in 1924 - its busiest year on record.
Sewell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sewell's full recorded timeline at 1930, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sewell at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1896
Sewell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1981
- Peak year (1924)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Sewell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Sewell's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sewell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
94 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 137 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sewell? ▼
Sewell has been given to 442 babies in the U.S. since 1896, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 22 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
When was Sewell most popular? ▼
Sewell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Sewell been used? ▼
Records for Sewell go back to 1896, giving 86 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Sewell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seward, Sewall. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Sewell's data
- Sewell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sewell
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sewell
Compare Sewell side by side: Sewell vs Seward Sewell vs Sewall
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1896–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sewell: Baby Name Since 1896 - 442 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sewell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sewell 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 June 2026.