Seyed — boys' name
122 babies named Seyed in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
56% of everyone ever named Seyed was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Seyed in 1982 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Seyed
The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Seyed between 1979 and 2001, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seyed currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Seyed performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Seyed shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Seyed 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 122 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.
Seyed at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Seyed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1979
- Peak year (1982)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2001.
122 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 12 births in a single year.
Seyed by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 68 births that decade — 56% of Seyed's all-time total
Seyed decade highlights
- Peak decade 68 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Seyed's strongest decade
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
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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, 1979–2001 (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.