Sewell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Sewell

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Sewell between 1896 and 1981, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sewell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sewell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sewell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sewell 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 442 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.