Boys' name · since 1880
Seymour
Seymour has 13,112 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,112
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
13,112 babies have been named Seymour since 1880, making it today's #7196 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Seymour recorded 13,112 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #7196 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,047 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,196 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,112 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seymour ranks #1,047 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,196 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,112 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,112
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Seymour's 13,112 recorded births place it above 97.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Seymour compares
13,112 Top 8% higher than 92% of 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
Seymour's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seymour | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 786 | 34 | 22,252 |
Seymour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seymour's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 7% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 93%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 786, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seymour popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 786
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Seymour popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1924 (Seymour as girls' name)
Seymour by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6,533 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Seymour's strongest decade.
6,533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Seymour births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 104
1880s
104 births
- 1890s 107
1890s
107 births
- 1900s 112
1900s
112 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,794 births
- 1920s
1920s
6,533 births
- 1930s 2,177
1930s
2,177 births
- 1940s 605
1940s
605 births
- 1950s 264
1950s
264 births
- 1960s 143
1960s
143 births
- 1970s 84
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6,533 births (50% of all-time use).
How Seymour compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Seymour's total volume
Seymour by state
Where Seymour concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8,088 | 61.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 974 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 800 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 524 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 329 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 157 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 120 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 98 | 0.7% |
8,088 of 13,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Seymour appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Seymour's data
- Seymour's decade-level peak was the 1920s (6,533 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Seymours (8,088 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 Seymour: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Seymour 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.