Boys' name · since 2000
Seydou
115 babies named Seydou in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,168 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 115
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
115 babies have been named Seydou since 2000, making it today's #10168 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Seydou recorded 115 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #10168 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #16,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,168 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 115 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seydou ranks #16,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,168 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 115 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,168 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 115
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Seydou's 115 recorded births place it above 63.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Seydou compares
115 28th percentile among 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
Seydou's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seydou | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 115 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Seydou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seydou's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seydou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Seydou by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Seydou's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Seydou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (46% of all-time use).
Seydou by state
Where Seydou concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.3% |
5 of 115 births nationwide.
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What to do with Seydou's data
- Seydou's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Seydous (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Seydou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Seydou 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.