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.

#8,497 of 45,481
all-time among boys
442
born since 1896
1920s
peak 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.

  • #8,497 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 442 born since 1896
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sewell ranks #8,497 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 442 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.

#8,497 of 45,481
all-time among boys
442
born since 1896
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sewell's 442 recorded births place it above 81.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1924)
22
Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
0510152025 189619141920192619321938194419601981 5

Sewell by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (137 births, 31% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 137 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #8,497 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 22 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
Where does Sewell sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sewell ranks #8,497 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sewell

Nearby Names Like Sewell

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sewell

Seward Boy
568 births
Sewall Boy
11 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sewell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1896–1981 (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 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 August 2026.