Seymore
Masculine
Seymore entered the US charts in 1912, peaked at #2052 in 1920, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Seymore?
Seymore first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Seymore alive today was born around 1924, making them about 101 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Seymore are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Seymore most popular?
Seymore peaked in 1920, reaching #2052 nationally. See the whole 1920 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most boys named
- 192016 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2052reached in 1920
- Change vs 1943
- +20.0%6 in 1946, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Seymores among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Seymore are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Seymore sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Seymores are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Seymore are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Seymore in 2025?
- Seymore is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Seymore with classmates?
- Seymore will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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