How Many People Are Named Seamus?
people named Seamus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 44,824 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,809 babies named Seamus in Social Security records from 1957 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
298 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Irish form of JAMES.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Seamus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Seamus alive today is about 20 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 26 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Seamus first appears in the records in 1957 and was given most often in 2008, to 298 babies. In 2025, 154 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1957 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Seamus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #735, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #1,280.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,280 |
| Best rank | #735 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #786 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Seamus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Seamus were born in New York than in any other state: about 791 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Seamus was given 7.6 times as often in Massachusetts, 3.2 times in New Hampshire and 3.1 times in Maine.
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