Is Seamus a boy or girl name?
Seamus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 125 boys were named Seamus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 7,656 US babies named Seamus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,450
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Seamus since 1957
- 7,656
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 298 babies
Boys and girls named Seamus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 333 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 497 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,241 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,446 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,268 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 724 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 137 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 143 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 158 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 161 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 197 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 178 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 211 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 218 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 221 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 239 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 247 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 259 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 258 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 240 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 276 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 298 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 296 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 244 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 254 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 233 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 248 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 215 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 188 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 194 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 191 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 164 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 164 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 157 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 130 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 111 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 83 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 58 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 59 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,400 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,985 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,269 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,003 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,870 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,994 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Seamus reached #735 in 2003. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.