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Seamus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Seamus?

In 2018 the uncommon name Seamus, ranked the 1,106th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Seamus is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #735 was reached in 2003.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2008 with 298 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Seamus was less than 5, most recently in 1956.

Seamus, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1968-1977, 1986-1990, 1991-1997, and 2000-2003.

For a number of years, the name Seamus has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. however, the number of children named Seamus lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Seamus?

Seamus's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Seamus is still rare and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Seamus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 176 1,106
2017 211 977
2016 218 952
2015 221 946
2014 239 899
2013 247 863
2012 258 839
2011 258 837
2010 240 874
2009 276 808
2008 298 753
2007 295 752
2006 244 833
2005 254 776
2004 233 781
2003 248 735
2002 215 801
2001 188 857
2000 194 827
1999 191 804
1998 164 890
1997 164 863
1996 157 878
1995 130 977
1994 111 1,062
1993 88 1,203
1992 83 1,244
1991 78 1,272
1990 75 1,284
1989 58 1,448
1988 55 1,421
1987 50 1,461
1986 44 1,530
1985 53 1,328
1984 47 1,392
1983 32 1,785
1982 49 1,358
1981 59 1,198
1980 50 1,337
1979 41 1,485
1978 48 1,324
1977 47 1,333
1976 32 1,672
1975 35 1,526
1974 34 1,514
1973 29 1,643
1972 27 1,712
1971 25 1,816
1970 18 2,199
1969 14 2,400
1968 16 2,093
1967 19 1,842
1966 15 2,119
1965 18 1,907
1964 12 2,527
1963 6 3,983
1962 8 3,268
1961 6 4,003
1960 9 3,046
1959 9 3,007
1958 7 3,519
1957 9 2,992
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.