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boys' name ★ peaked 1924

Seymour

Meaning Seymour is a given name Gender Boy Rank 2025 #7,594

Seymour is a given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include.

Rank 2025
#7,594
among boys · ↑3,161 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
11
named Seymour
How common
1 in 155,280
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1924
791 babies
All-time total
13,122
#1,047 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Seymour popularity over time

13,122 babies have been named Seymour since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 104 104 10 – #502
1890s – 107 107 11 +3% #454
1900s – 112 112 11 +5% #659
1910s – 2,794 2,794 279 +2395% #216
1920s 10 6,533 6,543 654 +134% #182
1930s – 2,177 2,177 218 -67% #266
1940s – 605 605 61 -72% #665
1950s – 264 264 26 -56% #1,239
1960s – 143 143 14 -46% #1,871
1970s – 84 84 8 -41% #2,664
1980s – 44 44 4 -48% #5,151
1990s – 38 38 4 -14% #6,423
2000s – 26 26 3 -32% #8,788
2010s – 37 37 4 +42% #8,067
2020s (to 2025) – 44 44 7 +98% #7,594

The story of Seymour

Seymour is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #7,594 in 2025 with 11 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 13,122 American babies have been named Seymour. Its peak came in 1924, when 791 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Seymour stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Seymour?

The median living Seymour is about 78 years old; half are between 60 and 88. An estimated 1,300 people named Seymour are alive in the United States today.

median 78 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Seymour year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 11 #7,594
2024 – – 7 #10,755
2023 – – 8 #9,604
2022 – – 6 #12,085
2021 – – 5 #13,769
2020 – – 7 #10,426
2019 – – – –
2018 – – – –
2017 – – 5 #13,925
2016 – – 10 #8,067
2015 – – – –
2014 – – 5 #13,739
2013 – – 6 #11,923
2012 – – – –
2011 – – 6 #12,020
2010 – – 5 #13,926
2009 – – – –
2008 – – – –
2007 – – 6 #12,116
2006 – – 5 #13,679
2005 – – – –
2004 – – 8 #8,788
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 7 #9,070
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – 6 #7,953
1985 – – 6 #6,402
1980 – – 5 #7,119
1975 – – 7 #4,706
1970 – – 12 #2,865
1965 – – 16 #2,065
1960 – – 19 #1,903
1955 – – 24 #1,604
1950 – – 27 #1,427
1945 – – 58 #828
1940 – – 84 #665
1935 – – 159 #451
1930 – – 447 #266
1925 – – 668 #210
1920 – – 660 #202
1915 – – 303 #286
1910 – – 25 #580
1905 – – 14 #659
1900 – – 10 #897
1895 – – 11 #671
1890 – – 17 #454
1885 – – 10 #632
1880 – – 14 #502

Famous people named Seymour

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Seymour Hersh Seymour Hersh American investigative journalist (born 1937) Contemporary
  2. 2 Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel American actor (1935–2019) Contemporary
  3. 3 Seymour Cray Seymour Cray American supercomputer architect (1925–1996) Contemporary
  4. 4 Seymour Papert Seymour Papert American computer scientist (1928–2016) Contemporary
  5. 5 Seymour Martin Lipset Seymour Martin Lipset American sociologist (1922–2006) Contemporary
  6. 6 Seymour Benzer Seymour Benzer American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist (1921–2007) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Seymour, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Seymour?

The median living Seymour is about 78 years old. Half of all living Seymours are between 60 and 88 years old.

How many people named Seymour are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Seymour are alive in the United States, based on 13,122 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Seymour mean?

Seymour is a given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include.

How popular is the name Seymour in 2025?

Seymour ranked #7,594 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 11 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Seymour?

13,122 babies have been named Seymour in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Seymour most popular?

Seymour peaked in 1924, when 791 newborns received the name.

Is Seymour a boy or girl name?

Seymour is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Seymour rising or falling?

Seymour is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Who are famous people named Seymour?

Well-known people named Seymour include Seymour Hersh (writer), Seymour Cassel (actor), Seymour Cray (engineer).

Names like Seymour

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