Boys' name · since 1912
Seymore
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 259 babies named Seymore, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 259
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
259 boys have been named Seymore since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Seymore has 259 recorded births among boys since 1912, 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 1912 to 1946.
- #11,465 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 259 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seymore ranks #11,465 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 259
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Seymore's 259 recorded births place it above 74.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Seymore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seymore's full recorded timeline at 1927, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seymore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1946
- Peak year (1920)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Seymore by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (103 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Seymore's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Seymore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
103 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 103 births (40% of all-time use).
Seymore by state
Where Seymore concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 2.7% |
7 of 259 births nationwide.
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What to do with Seymore's data
- Seymore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Seymores (7 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Seymore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1912–1946 (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 Seymore 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.