Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Seymour

#1,015 most common boys' name of all time · #2,398 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,015
Rank overall
#2,398 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
128 of 146
All-time
13,122
Since 2016
59
Peak year
1924 #182
Best rank
#182 1924
Girls Boys peak 791/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Seymour is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 11 11 #7,200
2024 — 7 7 #9,906
2023 — 8 8 #8,930
2022 — 6 6 #10,876
2021 — 5 5 #12,171
2020 — 7 7 #9,563
2017 — 5 5 #12,266
2016 — 10 10 #7,620
2014 — 5 5 #12,131
2013 — 6 6 #10,736
2011 — 6 6 #10,826
2010 — 5 5 #12,253
2007 — 6 6 #10,935
2006 — 5 5 #12,078
2004 — 8 8 #8,156
2001 — 7 7 #8,353
1999 — 6 6 #8,721
1996 — 5 5 #9,031
1993 — 7 7 #6,828
1992 — 6 6 #7,440
1991 — 8 8 #5,954
1990 — 6 6 #7,196
1989 — 5 5 #7,932
1988 — 9 9 #4,798
1987 — 5 5 #6,981
1986 — 8 8 #4,872
1985 — 6 6 #5,801
1982 — 6 6 #5,642
1980 — 5 5 #6,278
1978 — 6 6 #5,072
1977 — 12 12 #3,213
1976 — 7 7 #4,439
1975 — 7 7 #4,329
1974 — 10 10 #3,331
1973 — 5 5 #5,126
1972 — 11 11 #2,997
1971 — 14 14 #2,565
1970 — 12 12 #2,748
1969 — 9 9 #3,071
1968 — 10 10 #2,743
1967 — 18 18 #1,857
1966 — 18 18 #1,817
1965 — 16 16 #1,995
1964 — 8 8 #3,060
1963 — 16 16 #2,045
1962 — 9 9 #2,860
1961 — 20 20 #1,827
1960 — 19 19 #1,863
1959 — 19 19 #1,871
1958 — 19 19 #1,844
1957 — 28 28 #1,491
1956 — 30 30 #1,421
1955 — 24 24 #1,576
1954 — 27 27 #1,468
1953 — 29 29 #1,410
1952 — 36 36 #1,228
1951 — 25 25 #1,495
1950 — 27 27 #1,396
1949 — 33 33 #1,256
1948 — 44 44 #1,067
1947 — 63 63 #881
1946 — 45 45 #1,023
1945 — 58 58 #820
1944 — 50 50 #900
1943 — 66 66 #812
1942 — 81 81 #714
1941 — 81 81 #679
1940 — 84 84 #660
1939 — 112 112 #540
1938 — 114 114 #544
1937 — 145 145 #464
1936 — 162 162 #442
1935 — 159 159 #451
1934 — 186 186 #406
1933 — 245 245 #343
1932 — 267 267 #337
1931 — 340 340 #302
1930 — 447 447 #266
1929 — 464 464 #260
1928 5 568 573 #231
1927 — 569 569 #232
1926 — 660 660 #208
1925 — 668 668 #210
1924 5 786 791 #182
1923 — 723 723 #192
1922 — 735 735 #189
1921 — 700 700 #196
1920 — 660 660 #202
1919 — 576 576 #216
1918 — 511 511 #234
1917 — 434 434 #242
1916 — 376 376 #255
1915 — 303 303 #286
1914 — 245 245 #284
1913 — 157 157 #324
1912 — 118 118 #352
1911 — 49 49 #412
1910 — 25 25 #574
1909 — 17 17 #665
1908 — 16 16 #665
1907 — 10 10 #883
1906 — 8 8 #948
1905 — 14 14 #647
1904 — 12 12 #701
1903 — 7 7 #931
1902 — 9 9 #812
1901 — 9 9 #741
1900 — 10 10 #850
1899 — 8 8 #811
1898 — 9 9 #761
1897 — 9 9 #744
1896 — 13 13 #606
1895 — 11 11 #653
1894 — 12 12 #607
1893 — 9 9 #722
1892 — 11 11 #653
1891 — 8 8 #719
1890 — 17 17 #447
1889 — 10 10 #641
1888 — 10 10 #660
1887 — 8 8 #690
1886 — 10 10 #614
1885 — 10 10 #612
1884 — 10 10 #621
1883 — 10 10 #608
1882 — 10 10 #619
1881 — 12 12 #512
1880 — 14 14 #502