Seymour
From an English surname rooted in Norman places called Saint-Maur, which honored Saint Maurus. His name comes from the Latin Maurus, "Moor" or "dark-skinned."
Seymour in 2025
Seymour was given to 11 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 15,920th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 301,395 babies born.
The history of Seymour
Seymour reached its highest point in 1924, when 791 babies were given the name, ranking 415th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 13,122 babies have been named Seymour. Half of them were born before 1924, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Seymour by decade
| Decade | Babies named Seymour | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | 956 |
| 1890s | 107 | 1,099 |
| 1900s | 112 | 1,614 |
| 1910s | 2,794 | 483 |
| 1920s | 6,543 | 415 |
| 1930s | 2,177 | 574 |
| 1940s | 605 | 1,397 |
| 1950s | 264 | 2,757 |
| 1960s | 143 | 4,396 |
| 1970s | 84 | 6,478 |
| 1980s | 44 | 12,399 |
| 1990s | 38 | 15,334 |
| 2000s | 26 | 19,817 |
| 2010s | 37 | 17,647 |
| 2020s | 44 | 15,920 |
Where Seymour is heading
Seymour was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1924 peak — Seymour is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Seymour
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Seymour.